Director:
Jonathan GlazerCámara:
Ivan BirdMúsica:
Roque BañosReparto:
Ray Winstone, Ben Kingsley, Ian McShane, Amanda Redman, James Fox, Julianne White, Gérard Barray, Andy Lucas, Terence Plummer, Eddie O'ConnellStreaming (2)
Sinopsis(1)
El expresidiario Gary "Gal" Dove ha purgado sus fechorías entre rejas y está felizmente retirado en la Costa del Sol. Su tranquilidad se ve alterada con la aparición de Don Logan, quien intenta convencerle para que regrese a Londres a dar un último golpe. Capaz de cualquier cosa con tal de no sacrificar su plácida existencia, Dove se ve inmerso en una terrible y explosiva batalla de voluntades con Logan. Una batalla que redefine su concepto del amor, el honor y el compromiso. (20th Century Fox España)
(más)Reseñas (3)
Un ultrainfierno psicológico sintonizado con una fotografía y un montaje brillantes. El argumento de Sexy Beast es un mero pretexto; lo que importa es la original combinación de tres estados de ánimo -romance bohemio, comedia cínica y crimen sensual- y la exacerbación de la interacción entre los personajes, que supera todo lo visto hasta ahora. Un bombazo audiovisual para sentirse bien, respaldado por una estupenda interpretación de Ben Kingsley (su gánster es mucho mejor que los de Scorsese y Tarantino). Los demás actores también son excelentes. Para mí, una película icónica de gánsteres con diálogos icónicos y una banda sonora icónica. Y que mejora cada vez que la veo.
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In his debut, Glazer goes to thematic levels that several experienced directors wouldn’t dare. Heat, bohemianism, love, hell from the past, violence, mobsters; It's got a bit of Tarantino, a bit of Scorsese and a dash of Guy Ritchie. As a whole, though, it falls far short of the dream combination of three different approaches (emphasis on punchy dialogue, emphasis on tension between the actors and camera work, emphasis on fast editing and connecting multiple temporally separated lines), but it's a consistently entertaining and, given the uniqueness of its own characters, original gangster flick that doesn't turn out the way anyone would initially expect (which is very good), but also fails to bring everything to a satisfying and memorable conclusion (which is not that good). Ben Kingsley's character is a captivating black-humoured figure you wouldn’t want to cross and who alone sets the sweaty dramatic dynamics of the first half, Winston's every facial gesture is believable and Ian McShane is a mobster who can make your blood run cold. That said, I don’t quite see Sexy Beast as something to watch enthusiastically more than once. 80%
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For me, this is probably the most boring mafia movie I've ever seen. I don't mind the swearing, but I was sick of it here, as was Oscar nominee Ben Kingsley (wtf?). The story and the twist seemed to be missing and all that was left was a shapeless mass of "something". A rather boring film that is practically about nothing.
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