Limey, The

Description: Limey, The [DVD] Product Overview Format: DVD March 14, 2000 Wilson, a tough English ex-con who travels to Los Angeles to avenge his daughter's death. Upon arrival, Wilson goes to task battling an army of L.A.'s toughest criminals in the hopes of piecing together the events leading to her murder. As he survives a near-deadly beating, getting thrown out of a building and being chased down a dangerous mountain road, Wilson retaliates by doling out some bodily harm of his own. Before his trip is over, all of Los Angeles will know The Limey is in town. Steven Soderbergh's follow-up to his sexy thriller Out of Sight is an equally stylish but far more austere crime drama, a work of memory that mixes flashbacks, flashforwards, and ruminations on the present into an invigorating cinematic quilt. Terence Stamp is Wilson, an aging cockney criminal fresh out of prison who flies to Los Angeles to search for his daughter's killer. She died in a car wreck, but he suspects that her lover, a music industry mogul named Valentine (Peter Fonda), knows more than he's telling. Wilson is a fish out of water indeed, a cool, cruel London thug on the airy, sun-bright street of L.A., a silver-haired criminal taking on street punks and hit men with the relentless drive of a man possessed. It's like Get Carter channeled through Point Blank, a hard-edged revenge thriller steeped in sorrow and regret, trading the warmth of Out of Sight's romantic heat for a more contemplative remove. Fonda beautifully plays off his cinematic history of 1960s hippies and rebels as a nervous, cowardly millionaire sellout in white cotton peasant shirts and a deep California tan. Luiz Guzman and Lesley Ann Warren costar as Wilson's "adopted" guides through modern L.A., and Barry Newman is excellent as Valentine's tough, terse head of security, another aging pro blindsided by Wilson's relentless single-mindedness. Soderbergh quotes from Ken Loach's 1967 film Poor Cow (sadly not available on video in the U.S.) for Wilson's flashbacks as a fresh-faced teenage thug. --Sean Axmaker Details Genre: Action Format: Multiple Formats, Color, Widescreen, NTSC, Dolby, Closed-captioned Contributor: Steve Heinze, Joe Dallesandro, Nicky Katt, Ousaun Elam, Nancy Lenehan, William Lucking, Wayne Pére, John Cothran Jr., Carl Ciarfalio, Peter Fonda, Melissa George, Terence Stamp, Amelia Heinle, Matthew Kimbrough, Barry Newman, Steven Soderbergh, Luis Guzmán, Lesley Ann Warren See more Language: English Runtime: 1 hour and 29 minutes Aspect Ratio ‏ : ‎ 1.85:1 Is Discontinued By Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ No MPAA rating ‏ : ‎ R (Restricted) Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 0.7 x 7.5 x 5.4 inches; 2.72 ounces Item model number ‏ : ‎ LGT60750DVD Director ‏ : ‎ Steven Soderbergh Media Format ‏ : ‎ Multiple Formats, Color, Widescreen, NTSC, Dolby, Closed-captioned Run time ‏ : ‎ 1 hour and 29 minutes Release date ‏ : ‎ March 14, 2000 Actors ‏ : ‎ Terence Stamp, Lesley Ann Warren, Luis Guzmán, Barry Newman, Joe Dallesandro Quality Products This will be shipped securely Returns must be within 30 days - item EXACTLY as it was sent. Must have tracking number. Email us with any issues/questions. Thanks for looking! Fast and Free Shipping Shipping is free for this item. We get your order shipped out and delivered to your doorstep as quickly as possible. Commitment We are committed to making sure that you leave this transaction satisfied. That means having access to real people that get your questions and concerns answered quickly. Give us a shot and we will make sure that you will look to us again!

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