The Business (2005)

Note Générale:

6,5/10   

Réalisateur:

Nick Love

Scénariste:

Nick Love (writer)

Date de sortie:

2 septembre 2005 (UK)

Genre:

Action | Comedie | Crime | Drame | Thriller

Accroche:

This firm will blow you away

Intrigue:

Set in the Thatcher era with the cool sounds of the 80's, THE BUSINESS is an action packed gangster flick set in Spain's sun drenched Costa Del crime...

Plot Keywords:

Organized Crime | Spain | Gangster | Violence | Drug Smuggling

Récompenses:

1 nomination

Avis des utilisateurs:

Worth a view

Ensemble

Danny Dyer	...	Frankie
Tamer Hassan	...	Charlie
Geoff Bell	...	Sammy Brooks
Georgina Chapman	...	Carly
Eddie Webber	...	Ronnie
Dan Mead	...	Danny
Linda Henry	...	Shirley
Roland Manookian	...	Sonny
Arturo Venegas	...	Mayor
Camille Coduri	...	Nora
Martin Marquez	...	Pepe
Andy Linton	...	Joe
Sally Watkins	...	Mom
Eduardo Duro	...	Carlos
Tracy Kirby	...	Laura (as Tracey Kirby)

MPAA:

Rated R for pervasive language and drug content, violence and some sexuality.

Durée:

97 min

Pays:

UK | Spain

Langue:

Anglais | Espagnol

Couleur:

Couleur

Rapport de forme:

2,35 : 1

Son:

Dolby Digital

Classification:

Ireland:18 | Brazil:16 | Germany:18 | Finland:K-15 | Argentina:16 | Australia:M | USA:R | Norway:15 (TV rating) | UK:18

Lieux de tournage:

Almuñécar, Granada, Andalucía, Spain

Société:

Vertigo Films

Anecdotes:

The DVD features an alternate ending where Frankie meets Carly at the border. There she promptly tells the border guard where to find drugs in Frankie's car.

Guillemet:

Frankie: My old man wrote me a letter from prison once. It said if you don't want to end up in here, stay away from crime, women and drugs. Trouble is, that don't leave you much else to do, does it?

Connexions:

Références Pac-Man (1982) (VG)

Bande son:

It's My Life

Worth a view

I enjoyed this film. Some lines or scenes did make me cringe but only because those guys were really like that then. A bit like watching David Brent. The actors may have been Z grade but that just made it all the more real for me. It was like watching a slice of 80's small time hood life. If it had been slick with a Brad Pitt or directed by Scorcese it wouldn't have been the same. There is a time and a place for smooth Hollywood polish and its nice to see something that took you back to a time and place when cliché's weren't yet cliché's. The music is exactly what I was listening to back then. They are top 10 hits for a reason. And yes, guilty of track suits as well but walk around any city centre and you still see them, so this couldn't have missed the mark by much. All in all I had a good laugh and yeah, there is far better British made flicks that portray the gangster and drug industry but if you're looking for a small time look at a couple of losers trying to hit it big then this is a little slice of life for you.