Brilliant, edgy, perfect film: Layer Cake

[dangermousie]

Tonight, I saw a movie that I heartily recommend to ANYONE on my friends list.

It is a brilliant British crime movie, in theaters now, called Layer Cake. It stars Daniel Craig as a middleman in the drug trade, who views his job as a business and is on the verge of retirement when things spin out of control. It's brilliantly acted (Daniel Craig who I've only seen in the BBC version of Moll Flanders was...wow), wonderfully shot, has more twists than a pretzel, great characters, and dialogue that is witty and worthy of an Oscar nom (not that it would ever get it). It's a crime movie Guy Ritchie would have made if he was about substance and not style (not that I dislike Ritchie or this movie is lacking in style).I don't want to give anything much away, but see it. Now.

It's my second favorite movie of the year so far (just below ROTS and tied with KOH).

On an unrelated note, according to Washington Post, in an urban first, Tokyo is actually now a host to a ghetto for geeks. I kid you not. Read about it here.

Comments

[katranna.livejournal.com]

Hey! "Geek" is so not the right term for "otaku." To me, "geek" willa lways be something very mathematical and science-based. "Nerd" might be closer... But it's more like "loser obsessee." Or sometimes, "creepy loser obsessee with bad social skills."