The Baker (2007)

User Rating:

6.2/10   

Director:

Gareth Lewis

Writer:

Gareth Lewis (writer)

Release Date:

26 May 2008 (Spain)

Genre:

Comedy | Thriller

Tagline:

It's a recipe for disaster.

Plot:

A hit man has second thoughts about his career and seeks refuge from his boss by finding work as a baker in a rural Welsh village. |

Plot Keywords:

Welsh | Baker | Village | Baking | Teenage Boy

Awards:

1 win

Cast

Damian Lewis	...	Milo
Kate Ashfield	...	Rhiannon
Nikolaj Coster-Waldau	...	Bjorn
Dyfan Dwyfor	...	Eggs
Anthony O'Donnell	...	Rhys
Steve Speirs	...	Bryn
Brian Hibbard	...	Bob
William Thomas	...	Alun
Michael Gambon	...	Leo
Nicholas Rowe	...	Businessman
Simon Winkler	...	Bodyguard
Robert Page	...	Stan
Adrian Sturges	...	Clerk
Annette Badland	...	Martha
Philip Howe	...	Gareth Llewellyn

Runtime:

86 min

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

UK:12 (DVD) | Ireland:12 | UK:12A (theatrical) | Australia:M | Norway:10 (TV rating) | Norway:15 (cable rating)

Filming Locations:

Cardiff, South Glamorgan, Wales, UK

Company:

Picture Farm

Could Have Been So Much Better

Having just watched this on DVD, I feel this could have been so much better and funnier. Having a comedy writer on board might have made the weird village residents even more funnier and over the top, added a few more funny situations, as it was a lot of the villagers were standing around and doing nothing in the film, in my view a missed opportunity. Also perhaps being a British comedy film there could have been some famous faces doing cameos, perhaps the budget didn't run to this, shame, Micheal Gambons role could have been played by any actor, then they could have brought in some comedy actors/icons instead. Damian Lewis for me isn't a comedy actor, an assassin yes, but a baker no. Would his character have buried his expensive "tools of his trade" in a hole in the ground for anyone to find I don't think so and would he have made a living in a small Welsh village selling such terrible bread and cakes, no. If you want to see a really funny British comedy film try Death at a Funeral, with lots of very funny, British comedy actors, mind you it was directed by Frank Oz(an American born in the UK)who got good performances from the actors, probably had a bigger budget, but a British comedy all the same like they used to produce out of Ealing in the 50's/60's.

The Baker will make you laugh but not as much as it should have done.