Mike Massie Gone With The Twins Apr 28, 2026 6/10

It carries on for a bit too long, testing the limits of patience for this sort of stylized crime drama.

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Johnny Loftus Decider May 14, 2021

Daniel Craig is cool and compelling.

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James Croot The Post NZ Jan 5, 2021 4.5/5

As well as a marvellous scenario that boasts more twists and turns than a rollercoaster, Vaughn has also assembled a terrific cast.

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Brian Costello Common Sense Media Feb 8, 2020 3/5

Violence, language, drugs in British noir crime movie.

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PJ Nabarro Patrick Nabarro Nov 12, 2018 1/5

It's mediocre, inane, superficial technique - coupled with a grossly saturated soundtrack - all for no discernible dramatic effect.

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Will Self London Evening Standard Dec 27, 2017

Layer Cake features all the doublecrosses, grasses and reversals of fortune that come as standard to the genre, but it is lifted by the uniformly excellent cast, the snide intelligence of the script, and the effortless pace of Vaughn's direction.

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Dorothy Woodend The Tyee (British Columbia) Aug 24, 2017

Drugs are the raison d'etre for this stylish caper, the rocket fuel that makes it all, go dog go, and style can take you a long way. Just not all the way, unfortunately.

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Felix Vasquez Jr. Cinema Crazed Mar 3, 2014

A heavyweight gangster picture worthy of being included in with the greats.

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Nick Rogers Midwest Film Journal Sep 19, 2010 4/4

Only the accents are thicker than double-crosses in a thriller that's stylish and sleek - note lyrically appropriate use of Duran Duran's "Ordinary World" in one sequence - but also assuredly delirious, ethically hefty and unpredictably treacherous.

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Cole Smithey ColeSmithey.com Jul 2, 2009 B

"Layer Cake" is a stylized British noir full of clever twists, biting dialogue, and plenty of ironic violence.

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Pablo Villaça Cinema em Cena Sep 1, 2008 4/5

A história bem amarrada é beneficiada ainda pelo senso de humor seco e eficaz, ao passo que o elenco confere charme a um bando de personagens inescrupulosos e a direção de Vaughn, associada à inventiva montagem, torna o filme sempre instigante.

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Jim Lane Sacramento News & Review Aug 7, 2008 3/5

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Leslie Felperin Variety Jul 29, 2008

There's a proper lived-in believability about Layer Cake's depiction of how the worlds of the rich, the criminal and the criminally rich intersect.

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Jeffrey M. Anderson Combustible Celluloid May 26, 2006

[A] fun, snappy crime caper that begins with a wryly understated take on the "one-last-job-and-I'm-out" subgenre.

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Robert Roten Laramie Movie Scope Mar 10, 2006 B

Intense story about low-level organized crime figures embroiled in a deadly conspiracy.

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Dragan Antulov Draxblog Movie Reviews Nov 17, 2005 6/10

protagonist's narration puts the film's complex plot into much broader economic, political and cultural context.

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Matt McAllister Future Movies UK Oct 29, 2005 6/10

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Forrest Hartman Reno Gazette-Journal Oct 7, 2005 A-

A smart thrill ride with one magnificent finish.

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Scott Weinberg DVD Clinic Aug 23, 2005 4/5

Fun stuff indeed, even if you might need the subtitles to help decipher all the Britspeak.

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