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Plot: An extremely volatile and dangerous Englishman goes to Los Angeles to find the man he considers responsible for his daughter's death.
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Recent Reviews
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MCT:October 9, 2008
If you liked Get Carter and Momento, you'll love this movie. I favor Get Carter over Momento, so I didn't care for the way they edited this movie. The acting is great, though, especially Stamp and Fonda, just the casting of those two actors was brilliant. At first I found this hard to watch, but it eventually draws you in. The story is very intricate, interesting, and exciting. This is a good movie if you can stand the way it's edited.
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MCT:October 2, 2008Don't ask me why, but there's a certain kind of Britisher that makes convincing tough guys. Stamp makes that cut and shows that age hasn't dulled his edge.
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MCT:August 14, 2008
Terence Stamp is one creepy old dude. I guess after watching this I will rethink old guys being nice grandfatherly types. I do love a movie that all the bad guys get what is coming to them in the end. Peter Fonda is still one UGLY guy!
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MCT:July 5, 2008
wow i have just seen this 4 the 1st time n think that this is an ok movie 2 watch..its nothing special, its nothing good its just an ok movie....this has got a good cast of actors/actressess throughout the movie...i think that the director (steven soderbergh) has made this a ok Drama, Mystery & Suspense movie 2 watch...i think that it goes on a bit 2 long though but i think its ok 2 watch its nothing special but its just ok...he has made some good movies the director who done this cuz he made Out of Sight (with george clooney, jennifer lopez),, Oceans 11, 12, 13...the limey n some other movies...
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MCT:July 3, 2008
This movie was pretty funky. It had a cool 60s vibe -it was REALLY confusing at times, considering I was watching it at 3am or whenever and there were A LOT of cutscenes! lol
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MCT:June 27, 2008
A simple revenge story played out very bluntly with no flamboyance or surreal actions. An easy to listen to soundtrack also helps keep the tempo of the film from being overly dramatic. All in all, an enjoyable experience.
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MCT:June 25, 2008
Wilson: You tell him, you tell him I'm coming. Tell him I'm fucking coming!
Very cool revenge movie, with a distinct editing style.
Terence Stamp, best known as General Zod from Superman II, stars as Wilson, a career criminal, recently released from jail, and has come to America to find out why his daughter has died, believing it to be more than an accident. Stamp is great as an old man who has done his share of things in the past and is gonna do some more things before his time is up.
Wilson: Can't be too careful nowadays, y'know? Lot of "tea leaves" about, know what I mean?
Warehouse Foreman: Excuse me?
Wilson: Tea leaves... thieves.
The film also plays up his cockney accent, which, to me, is all kinds of cool.
Ed: Do you understand half the shit he says?
Elaine: No, but I know what he means.
Peter Fonda is also here as Stamp's opposite and it's fun to see his reactions to this situations. He and his business are not used to dealing with this kind of stuff, so their reactions all seem very natural and real.
The film also stars Luis Guzman as a friend of Wilson's daughter, who helps Wilson out, Barry Newman as Fonda's security adviser, Leslie Ann Warren as another former friend of Wilson's daughter, and Nicky Katt as a hitman.
I pointed out the editing earlier, and it really elevates a standard revenge plot into a more cinematically entertaining experience. Director Stephen Soderbergh once again tries to experiment with his film for the better. It can be too different for some, but once you get into it, you can really enjoy it more.
The soundtrack is also very classy and cool, with some classic rock mixed with a dark instrumental beat. There are also flashback scenes, using footage from one of Terence Stamp's earlier movies that blend very well into this movie, and that's pretty neat.
The story is also made better by both Stamp and Fonda being given a number of moments to reflect on their lives and how they have developed into what they are currently, based on better times they have had in the past.
Its a simple story made better by its style and actors.
Wilson: Bide your time. That's what prison teaches you, if nothing else. Bide your time, and everything becomes clear, and you can act accordingly. -
MCT:April 19, 2008
Tell me...tell me...tell me about Jenny. That quote is the heart of this story. It's not just a simple revenge thriller. I also loved the discontinuous editing style that grabbed your attention right from the beginning.
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MCT:March 29, 2008
Soderburgh delivers a well nuanced story making good use of a fractured narrative, flash forwards and backs. Particularly well done is a conversation sequence between Stamp's Wilson, the Limey of the title and Lesley Anne Warren's character, shot in several locations and seamlessly edited together.
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MCT:March 25, 2008I believe it did fuck my mind to an appropriate level. Howevz, it just had too many patches of sleepiness - i found myself playing with's hugh's pussy much more than i should have. but the violence was quite nice - and the end setting - sublime. People with short teeth should suicide, there not real people at all.
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MCT:March 17, 2008
A great little character study with a film noir twist. Terrence Stamp is always compelling and cinematically, Soderbergh keeps things interesting.
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MCT:March 14, 2008
Very stylish revenge thriller. Terrence stamp is excellent as the english hard-man. the running time is kinda short though.
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MCT:March 13, 2008
Soderbergh always seems to amaze me! From the quality of his film to the narrative, he knows how to surprise his audience.
THE LIMEY is not at all like the Oceans trilogy, in fact, it is much better. The editing of the film, by playing with past and present events, gives a different aspect to the classical narrative editing. Plus, Terrence Stamp is always great to watch.
If you like OUT OF SIGHT or TRAFFIC, you might also enjoy this film. -
MCT:March 8, 2008
Very cool movie - cool in the suave sense of the word. I really liked the dreamy world Soderbergh created, and you can definitely see that this film was a strong reference for the Buffy episode "Restless". The use of flashbacks and flashforwards was well executed, as was the editing/placement of the dialogue and sound. I loved that they used footage from Poor Cow throughout the film - I thought that was really original. I want to make a film like this.
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MCT:February 22, 2008Really neatly cinematographied film about a man searching for answers as to why his daughter has been killed. Stand-out performance from Terrance Stamp.
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MCT:February 18, 2008
Terence Stamp as Brit coming to the USA to avenge his daughter's death. While some of the editing and music choices remind of Steven Soderbergh other movies this still feels somewhat different. At times it seems to mistake cool with indifferent and calm with not engaging enough. That's not to say this thriller isn't interesting or not worth a look, it's simply not entirely en par with Out of Sight or Traffic and leaves the audience strangely indifferent. The ending is pretty good though.
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MCT:January 26, 2008
Terrance Stamp is great in this movie as a father out for revenge. Peter Fonda, while not really the "Bad guy", is a scumbag you almost kinda feel sorry for in the end.
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MCT:January 13, 2008I found this difficult to watch and if it wasn't on so late I still wouldn't have wanted to watch the whole thing. It was nauseating because the time line was all over the place. Not that it was hard to follow but it gets a bit much when it's jumping from present to past to future and to any one of those again for no real reason, even being in present tense while jumping to past and present, then not only playing scenes over again but also playing it from different angles. As if trying to be a cool artsy movie but just being nauseating instead.
Mind you if it hadn't of been nauseating I still wouldn't cared to have watched it to the end seeing as it's a guy whose daughter dies and he basically goes to get revenge. Not exactly original and not exactly riveting. -
MCT:January 9, 2008
steven soderbergs follow up after exellent out of sight, takes him more back into his indie rots but staying firmly in crime territory, terrence stamp is exellent as wilson a proper cockney geezer from london, a ex con now made his way to los asngeles to figure out why his daughter was murdered, she was killed seeminly acidently, but he suspects murder, as he arrives in l,a he automatically is a fish out of water, getting to grips with american ways and also americans getting to grips with his english ways, as he discovers more clues to his daughters life in l.a, the closer he gets to the actul killer, and her suspicious music prooducer boyfriend, soderberg is directing great here, a great flashback structure in place, and in terrence samp a great charactor, check out flashback scenes, there scenes from a actual british film of stamps from the 60s, so adding some great depth to charactor, also great is luis guzman, always a supporting player, here too, but a great performance, also great to se peter fonda as crime boss/ boyfriend. a great revenge thriller in vain of dead mans shoes and the exelent classic get carter, which this has a lot of similarities, and again proveing soderdberg can try his hand at anything
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MCT:November 15, 2007
When evaluating Steven Soderbergh's work, it's evident that he likes to experiment. Sometimes things work well...and sometimes things don't.
I just liked Limey. I didn't love it. Of course there is good acting by Stamp, but I was a bit confused at times and it didn't engage me enough.
I thought I'd love it, being that I liked Traffic and the Ocean's trilogy.
It's just kind of OK. -
MCT:September 29, 2007
I was really bored with this movie. I would not be able to recommend this film. I was not impressed with Peter Fonda in the villain role.
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MCT:August 16, 2007The editing in thiis movie is amazing, they even have scenes from"Poor Cow" (1967) edited into the story. Acting superb. Maybe one on Soderbergh best.
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