Layer Cake

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BAFTA Awards 2005 - Nominated - Most Promising Newcomer

British Independent Film Awards 2004 - Nominated - Douglas Hickox Award

European Film Awards 2005 - Nominated - Best Actor

Layer Cake

Director:
Matthew Vaughn
R, 105 Minutes
 

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Film Synopsis

Sleek, well dressed and polite, our unnamed hero (Daniel Craig) is a consummate professional. Treating cocaine and ecstasy like any other commodity, he has made a fortune for himself by keeping his hands clean and staying under the radar.

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Runtime:
105 min.

Genres:
Drama
Mystery / Thriller
Crime

Country:
UNITED KINGDOM

Language:
English/American

Color:
Color

Certification:
R

Plot Summary

Having made the decision to retire, our unnamed hero's aim is to break free from the world of crime, drugs and violence and live a simple, quiet life with the money he has amassed. But before this can happen, crime boss Jimmy Price (Kenneth Cranham) wants two last favors from him. First, he must track down the missing, drug addict daughter of powerful criminal Eddie Temple (Michael Gambon). Second, he must negotiate the sale of a huge shipment of ecstasy with The Duke (Jamie Foreman), a loose cannon petty crook playing well out of his league. What should be routine transaction is anything but and nothing goes according to plan. Instead, duplicity and hidden alliances become the order of the day, in a struggle for power that reaches from the crack dens of London to the highest ranks of British society. Quickly he learns he is part of a machine much greater than he imagined, and getting out won't be quite as easy as getting in.

SPECIAL FEATURES:

  • Alternate Endings With Optional Commentary
  • Audio Commentary Matthew Vaughn Director, J.J. Connolly Writer
  • Deleted Scenes With Optional Commentary
  • Featurette "Q&A Screening at the National Film Theatre in England"
  • Making-of Featurette
  • Music Video FC Kahuna "Hayling"
  • Trailers Sony Pictures Previews
  • Storyboard Comparisons
  • Poster Exploration Gallery

 

 

 

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  • Not too rich, not too light

    This was the film many people were recommending when Daniel Craig's selection as the new James Bond was met with so much loud, nerdy resistance. What those making the recommendation knew was that Layer Cake reveals Craig's capacity for being at turns very charming and very menacing. It also hints ... read more