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Layer Cake (2004)
What a pleasant surprise
Previewing the credits before seeing this at SXSW I wouldn't have been surprised if it had a been an earlier Guy Ritchie-derivative piece. Nothing could be further from the truth. It's loaded with style, but would have been a great film even in the Mike Hodges form. I am really looking forward to seeing Vaughn's future works as he has surpassed Guy Ritchie's latest efforts with this one film. I wouldn't even really compare it to Lock, Stock... so much as I would Sexy Beast, another favorite. This is a very mature, extremely well acted, excellent piece of writing and directing that I will buy and watch again and again. Awesome movie!
Echo Park (1985)
Simply Absurd
One of the most ridiculously written and directed movies you will ever see. Possibly entertaining to some because of it's absurdity, particularly the ludicrous ending sequence. The character's have all the depth of porn characters, making you wonder if the writer/director have ever even met the sort of people they make caricatures of. May possibly have been written by someone like Bob Dole. Particularly entertaining is the wardrobe. The bodybuilder who wears cowboy boots outside of his jeans. The slick agent who wears sunglasses over his acne indoors. You know what you're dealing with immediately in the scene where Tom Hulce brings in that 4" pizza, pulls a cutter out of his pocket, and starts slicing it up in the kitchen. Good Lord.