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Layer Cake (2004)

R 05/13/2005 (US) Drama, Thriller, Crime 1h 45m

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The art of good business is being a good middleman.

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When a seemingly straight-forward drug deal goes awry, XXXX has to break his die-hard rules and turn up the heat, not only to outwit the old regime and come out on top, but to save his own skin...

J.J. Connolly

Novel, Screenplay
Matthew Vaughn

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Daniel Craig

XXXX
Sienna Miller

Tammy
Tom Hardy

Clarkie
Colm Meaney

Gene
George Harris

Morty
Sally Hawkins

Slasher
Kenneth Cranham

Jimmy Price
Jamie Foreman

Duke
Michael Gambon

Eddie Temple
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I haven't got much (edit: five paragraphs later...) to say about 'Layer Cake', but that's only because it's simply one of those movies that is undeniably outstanding, to the point it's plain and simple that it requires little explanation. I had heard this bandied about down the years as being arguably Daniel Craig's best, though that is all that I knew about it.

What a film! I knew it was one of my favourites because I got goosebumps as soon as the credits rolled as I processed it and that only happens for the movies I adore. Going back to Craig, t... read the rest.

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