Those who look to british cinema for refinement and sophistication may wish to look elsewhere, but those who prefer the grit of mike hodges to the grace. Provocative, outrageously profane and surprisingly tender amidst an explosion of unbridled testosterone, 44 inch chest explores the masculine ego at breaking point, testing whether fear is stronger than love. Dave morrison, david scinto, glenn brown, louis mellis. No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the world, our global marketplace of sellers can help you find unique and affordable options. The domestic trailer for 44 inch chest which is nearly identical to the international trailer except at the 1. Colin ray winstone is in agony, shattered by his wifes joanne whalley infidelity. Ray winstone, ian mcshane, john hurt, tom wilkinson, stephen dillane, and joanne whalley star in 44 inch chest, firsttime feature filmmaker malcolm venvilles darkly comic tale of a man who rallies his friends in order to seek revenge against the french waiter who recently slept with his wife. Those who look to british cinema for refinement and sophistication may wish to look elsewhere, but those who prefer the grit of mike hodges to the grace of merchant.
Provocative, outrageously profane and surprisingly tender amidst an explosion of unbridled testosterone, 44 inch chest explores the masculine ego at. For their new movie, directed by malcolm venville, theyve come up with a. The moral of this gangster film, which its allstar cast led by ray winstone, seems to be that diamond geezers are forever, writes philip french. More info at how far would you go to avenge betrayal. If you like 44 inch chest you are looking for tense, dark humor and atmospheric movies about with infidelity, gangsters, crimes, vengeance, hostages, confined and. While winstones broken, yet brutal turn recalls his performance in gary oldmans nil by mouth, 44 inch chest starts out like a guy ritchiestyle lark before heading off in a deeper direction. This film was nothing like i had expected it to be. As such the film ultimately disappoints but dillane does a fine job keeping up with the old boys and angelo badalamentis score is one of his finest. Both films cast ray winstone as an unlikely romantic stuck in a.
The film talks the talk in fact, it talks and talks and talks the talk. What a complete waste of an hour and a half the entire film centres around his characters feelings at being betrayed by his wife who has fallen for another man. Overall, 44 inch chest is a welcome and satisfying film to chew on. An actors movie with a strong cast, 44 inch chest cant quite redeem its static plotting and tonal shifts. Writers louis mellis and david scinto seem to have been hoping for something along the lines of those quentin tarantino scenes where thugs kvetch about pop music and cinnamon buns, but the 44 inch.
The film depicts just 24 hours over the length of the film but could easily have been written and filmed in just 10 minutes flat. Everything you need to know about 44 inch chest movie 2010. Once you select rent youll have 14 days to start watching the film and 48 hours to finish it. Ray winstone as the cuckold with toughguy friends the.
Rent 44 inch chest 2009 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing 44 inch chest near you. In contrast with whichever hollywood film might spring to mind. On the surface, it appears to be a straightforward tale of a ruined man struggling to come to terms with a devastating episode, and asks the viewer how they would react if faced with the situation colin faces. To view this video download flash player videos 360 view images 44 inch chest. Shattered by the bombshell of his wifes infidelity, colin ray winstone sexy beast calls in his motley crew of friends from londons underbelly to exact revenge on the hapless, kidnapped loverboy. Wikiproject film rated startclass this article is within the scope of wikiproject film.
This is a david mametlike film that has the same stagy feel as that writerdirectors well know works, such as glen gary, glen ross. The 44 inch chest story unfolds when a jealous husband and his friends kidnap his wifes young lover, seeking retribution for his wounded ego. Also sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies. Get specific details about this product from customers who own it. After learning about his wifes affair, a jealous husband and his friends plot to kidnap his wifes lover with the intention of restoring his wounded ego. Watch 44 inch chest full free movie video dailymotion. Rent 44 inch chest 2009 starring ray winstone and ian mcshane on dvd and bluray. Financial analysis of 44 inch chest 2010 including budget, domestic and international box office gross.
It very well may fall within the sleeperhit category of 2010, but i encourage anyone who enjoyed sexy beast or revolver to seek this film out. Really liked this film bit of a weird ending as not what i expected but i enjoyed it. Ray winstone, ian mcshane, and john hurt star in this british drama from the writers of sexy beast. Actor point movie scripts 44 inch chest film script 44 inch chest movie script. From the writers who brought us sexy beast, louis mellis and david scintocomes another british ganster saga 44 inch chest. The writers and star of sexy beast have reteamed for 44 inch chest opening january 29 at landmarks ken cinema. Winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. Its mcshane though who steals the show, more or less reprising his role in sexy beast as the queerest and brutal of fences.
Watch 44 inch chest, and you can just about understand why its taken so. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join the discussion and see lists of open tasks and regional and topical. Ray winstone ian mcshane john hurt 2010 a vengeful car salesman ray winstone and his brutal buddies kidnap his wifes lover, then try to decide if they should kill the man or spare him. However, he has friends who do more than stand by they kidnap the wifes french lover and hold him.
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