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Because there are humans everywhere, crime happens everywhere.
The same holds true for crime fiction.
(This week, in fact, sees the release ofKing of Thieves,starring Michael Caine.)
He is bound by honor and family to take bloody action against those who have done him wrong.
All women want him, and despite their conniving ways, they can always be overcome physically.
But its notentirelya relic of a more patriarchal past.
The evil on display doesnt to conform to our time or reality.
Its heinous and colorful and anarchic and classically scored, all while reflecting a dark, eternal truth.
Usually this means that were following men hoping to rise in society.
But what about the crooks who are already at the top?
He is, in fact, a master thief with his eyes set on a train full of gold.
A little bit more than an ot dog, know what I mean?
Those are the questions posed by this early road movie from director Stephen Frears.
But that doesnt even scratch the surface ofSexy Beast.
Kingsleys Don Logan is a force of nature, much like the literal boulder that nearly crushes Gal.
He is unrelenting, seemingly unassailable, and out of his mind.
Then, there are Gals nightmarish visions of a demonic rabbit, beatingDonnie Darkoto the punch by mere months.
David Cronenbergs second criminal effort, afterA History of Violence, partly corrects that.
Also, Viggo Mortensen gets extremely naked.
For Cronenberg,thisis what crime in Britain looks like.
Its ugly, bloody, and doesnt always speak with a Cockney accent.
However, Vaughns sure-handedness allows the film to succeed on its own terms.
(Besides, its a U.K. production with a number of British awards under its belt.)
