Movie Review: Layer Cake (2004) English

Directed By: Matthew Vaughn
Starring: Daniel Craig, George Hardy and others
Running Time: 105 Min
Overall Rating: 8.0/10

Layer Cake is a 2004 British gangster thriller, directed by Matthew Vaughn. It is based on a novel of the same name by J. J. Connolly. Starring Daniel Craig in the lead role as a drug dealer, this film provides many nuances on the British Underground system.

"The Layer Cake is a metaphor for different levels of British society, whether it's the crime world or anything else", says director Matthew Vaughn. "The movie’s about showing how drugs are everywhere and it doesn’t matter who or where you are, you’re only one person away from drugs, scoring drugs or being involved with criminals. There's a speech at the end of the film where Temple uses Layer Cake as a metaphor for life and how you go up and up and up from one layer of the cake and to the next rising above the shit from the previous layer.

Though the primary plot revolves on how to be an effective middleman, many sub plots are woven in to make the layer cake extremely enjoyable. Daniel portrays brilliantly the multiple facets and emotions when one is forced to move from being a drug dealer to being unable to retire from it all to being a killer.

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Daniel Craig, Good Plot and subplots, Acting, Direction and Style

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Suspense, Some open ends

Movie Review: Chaos (2005) English

Directed By: Tony Giglio
Starring: Jason Statham, Wesley Snipes, Ryan Philippe among others
Running Time: 106 Min
Overall Rating: 7.0/10

A star cast including Jason Statham (of Transporter fame) and Wesley Snipes along with a storyline which provided enough twists are the major highlights of the movie, CHAOS.
Released in 2005, Chaos begins with Detective Quentin Connors and Detective Jason York) under fire for their involvement in a tragic shooting on Pearl Street Bridge. Two people are killed including one on-the run criminal and a hostage. Connors is suspended and York fired.

Connors is reinstated when a criminal, Lorenz who claims to be the younger brother of the convict killed at the Pearl Street Bridge shootout, calls for him to be the negotiator while he robs a bank. A young rookie, Shane Dekker assists Connors and part of his old team. Lorenz manages to get away with his four accomplices inspite of everyone’s best efforts.

At first glance it seems that nothing has been stolen only to find out later that a computer virus had been set free which stole under a $100 from almost all the accounts and transferred the same to another account, thereby committing fraud to the bank to the tune of close to a billion dollars.

To complicate matters, Lorenz is eliminating his partners one by one to clear his trail. Will Connors be able to capture Lorenz? Or will there be a different twist to the whole ball game?? Watch the movie and find out… J

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Jason Statham, Funky-Hypnotic background score, Decent Plot, Plenty of Twists, Chaos theory is used well, One Chase Sequence

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Unexplained actions and sequences, Incomplete background on both detectives and a few other missing pieces.

Movie Review: The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe (2005) English

Directed By: Andrew Adamson
Starring: George Henley, Skandar Kaynes, Jim Broadbent, James McAvoy, Tilda Swinton and Liam Neeson as the voice of Aslan.
Running Time: 143 Min
Overall rating: 7.5/10

Nice movie but not to be compared to LOTR. Some people make the mistake of comparing such fantasy movies with each other. That should not be done. LOTR and Chronicles of Narnia were written for two different audiences.

For One, the story was smooth and flowing. The characters were well created especially Aslan The Lion and The witch. The witch could have used a little less makeup during the ice scenes though, but thats okay i guess. A nice narrative and good special effects make it a must watch for the younger generation.

Good scenes include the final battle and the attack of the wolves.



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Aslan The Lion, Costumes, Makeup, Special Effects, Story, Narration and flow



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Acting by the four kids, Background score

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