The Big I Am (2010)

A cruel twist of fate catapults small time crook Mickey Skinner into the big league, as head of a brutal London gang poised on the brink of a lucrative human-trafficking deal

Director:

Nic Auerbach

Writers:

Tim Cunningham (screenplay), Tim Cunningham (story),

Stars:

Leo Gregory, Vincent Regan, Michael Madsen

Cast

Credited cast:
Leo Gregory	...	Skinner
Vincent Regan	...	Barber
Michael Madsen	...	Martell
Robert Fucilla	...	Floyd
Steven Berkoff	...	The MC
Esmé Bianco	...	Madame Dupoint
Paul Kaye	...	Keys
Beatrice Rosen	...	Liza
MC Harvey	...	Robbo
Philip Davis	...	Stubbs
Terry Stone	...	Skipper
Bronagh Gallagher	...	Di Baines
Jâms Thomas	...	Kelly
Dyfrig Morris	...	Nelson
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Kellie Acreman	...	Temptress 2

Storyline

A cruel twist of fate catapults small time crook Mickey Skinner into the big league, as head of a brutal London gang poised on the brink of a lucrative human-trafficking deal

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for strong bloody violence, pervasive language, sexuality, nudity and drug content

Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

8 April 2010 (UK)

Also Known As:

Der Allergrösste bin Ich

Filming Locations:

Cardiff, South Glamorgan, Wales, UK

Box Office

Budget:

$5,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Cinematic Productions, Robert Fucilla Company, TBIA Flix

Technical Specs

Runtime:

105 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Soundtracks

"Killa Instinct"
Written by James Radford, Cryptic, and Maxy B
Performed by Wardrobe Recordings
Produced by James Radford, Cryptic, and Maxy B

User Reviews

A very American British Gangster Film

This movie is about a low rent hustler, who while fleeing the police after a botched job hooks up with a mid-level gangster and finds out what its like to be an enforcer instead of the enforcee. The problem is with all his connections success and powers the gangsters not doing much better, than the hustler. Then you add in the moral dilemma of the gangsters specific trade and the love story, in short it plays more like "Carlitos way" than "Gangster No. #1". The opening scene the hustlers on the phone with an over the top angry gang-banger. They forecast that they're going to jump him just like they forecast when they throw him over the side of the building he'll and on a railing and not fall to his death. C'mon for god sakes the movie just started. We then see a group of suited gangsters with another over the top angry one who's pointing his gun at his fellow goons head. They raid a drug deal. So that's like 5 sets of gangsters and none of them interesting. That's the problem too many characters and not enough characters. No one a different or unique personality or stands out. They're either angry or subdued. The gang-bangers are not the interesting ones in "bullet boy", or "B.U.S.T.E.D." Same with the scenes plenty of scenes all boring and they don't push the story along. There are no scenes like in "8 dead men" where the tormentors brag to their victim about finding and torturing his hidden gay lover. And don't expect it the scenes to tie together like in "Layer Cake", the film just peters out, with a fizzle.