This movie is a great back-and-forth thriller, full of backstabs and turnarounds to keep the audience guessing. It has excellent production value, as is at this point expected of Steven Soderbergh, and the acting and script do not disappoint.
Closest comparison: It’s like Jackie Brown mixed with Mad Men and Uncut Gems.
Setting: Gangster
Plot: Crime
Tone: Thriller
This movie is crass, dark, crime comedy that is a glorious thing to behold. The script is tightly woven, interconnecting the plot lines with comedic aplomb. Everyone is chewing the scenery at the same time, rising to a hilarious crescendo, each beat right on cue. It’s the quintessential cockney crime comedy, and even after twenty years it hasn’t lost its bite.
Content warning: female nudity, language
Closest comparison: It has the narrative complexity of Crash (2004) crossed with the criminal underground of Shopping (1994).
Setting: Crime
Plot: Thriller
Tone: Dark Screwball Comedy
