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The Limey

1999
Drama
Crime
1h 29m
Acclaimed director Steven Soderbergh's latest film follows the exploits of Wilson (Stamp), a tough English ex-con who travels to Los Angeles to avenge his daughter's death. (Artisan Entertainment)
Directed by:
Steven Soderbergh Steven Soderbergh
Written by:
Lem Dobbs
Starring:
Luis Guzmán Luis Guzmán Melissa George Melissa George Terence Stamp Terence Stamp Bill Duke Bill Duke Peter Fonda Peter Fonda Nicky Katt Nicky Katt Lesley Ann Warren Lesley Ann Warren Barry Newman Barry Newman Joe Dallesandro Joe Dallesandro William Lucking William Lucking
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Genres:
Drama, Crime, Mystery
Country:
USA
Language:
English
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The Limey

1999
Drama
Crime
1h 29m
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joshstew06JoshStew06
Rated 14 Aug 2007
78
60th
Interesting and compelling drama with some terrific editting and performances.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
by_devolby Devol
Rated 04 Nov 2010
83
86th
my only misgiving is near the beginning with the implausibility of Stamp holding down buddy's head with one hand while flipping through buddy's rolodex and scooping the crucial number with his other. And, without buddy noticing.
Rated 04 Nov 2010
judge_holdenJudge Holden
Rated 05 Mar 2011
6
81st
Fuck yes.
Rated 05 Mar 2011
rossRoss
Rated 24 Oct 2011
50
44th
This is a small stylish slightly boring revenge tale. It has some interesting tricks up its sleeve, but I found Stamp very annoying.
Rated 24 Oct 2011
ecitizeneCitizen
Rated 20 Oct 2012
30
18th
The story about a gruff ex con who is chasing down the truth about his daughters death. The story is entirely unconvincing, as too much of it hinges upon extremely unlikely events. The ending falls flat and is entirely unbelievable. Overall, the story is a terrible contrivance, and the acting from Stamp felt uninspired and pretentious. Luis Guzman was believable. On the bright side, Amelia Heinle was absolutely gorgeous.
Rated 20 Oct 2012
mcjohnsonMcJohnson
Rated 17 May 2016
84
66th
Simple and entertaining. Specific editing style works for the movie. Stamp rocks.
Rated 17 May 2016
wwallce4prezWWallce4prez
Rated 29 Jan 2012
83
82nd
My favorite of Soderberg's. The Limey is a simple, and wildly entertaining revenge tale. Obviously, Terence Stamp is a force to be reckoned with, but his ruthlessness has an oddly comical aura that fits perfectly with the fantastic narrative structure. The editing is bizarre, but works.
Rated 29 Jan 2012
sproostsproost
Rated 13 Aug 2023
80
87th
Some of the cockney monologues are laid on a bit thick but this is a very entertaining and stylish revanche movie. Especially great non-linear editing, which maybe serves as a sort of experiment with the experience of time and memory. Sounds gimmicky but it works. The final shootout scene is memorable. Very dry, great sound design (the bullets hitting the bodies! I was laughing so hard), no music, a sequence of great cinematic decisions.
Rated 13 Aug 2023
mystericemysterice
Rated 14 Aug 2007
80
82nd
Excellent gritty movie.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
sellissellis
Rated 06 Feb 2012
91
90th
A masterclass on montage. Carrying the baton from Roeg, observe how much the audience learns about character motivation and psychological state within seconds of the initial hotel scene. Without the authorial touches, this becomes an above average mystery. With them - masterpiece.
Rated 06 Feb 2012
peyrinpeyrin
Rated 26 Feb 2021
65
42nd
For better or worse Soderbergh's gotten a lot more comfortable with his flashes of nonlinearity from the last film. A little melodramatic but that seems built into the story.
Rated 26 Feb 2021
fudgiebfudgieb
Rated 14 Aug 2007
61
21st
I have no idea why this movie got rave reviews. It just wasn't that interesting.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
teftef
Rated 08 Dec 2010
75
35th
REVENGE.
Rated 08 Dec 2010
pigletPiglet
Rated 26 Jul 2009
80
91st
A cockney out to settle the score in California. Stamp in a re-imagining of an earlier role full of charisma.
Rated 26 Jul 2009
thedenizenTheDenizen
Rated 14 Aug 2007
80
84th
Terence Stamp is still a bad ass.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
kito1kito1
Rated 06 May 2019
50
24th
The film is missing a real story, and is not cool enough to justify it.
Rated 06 May 2019
johnsandwichJohnSandwich
Rated 02 Dec 2010
70
63rd
Saw it a looong time ago and found it sorta boring, guess I should rewatch - until then: 70
Rated 02 Dec 2010
peaceanarchyPeaceAnarchy
Rated 13 Jan 2012
86
84th
The editing style is probably the thing that stands out the most, and I have to admit it took me a while for it to click. Once it did, though, I thought is was brilliant. A great way to really get into a character's head. Stamp's performance is fantastic, so that helped too.
Rated 13 Jan 2012
wetwillieswetwillies
Rated 15 Aug 2013
90
80th
One of Soderbergh's most stylish and effective films. A veritable wellspring of clever editing, hazy cinematography, wonderfully melancholy crime movie scenes and punchy late-60s rock hits, with great performances from pretty much everyone. (two times)
Rated 15 Aug 2013
hellboy76hellboy76
Rated 19 Jan 2019
68
65th
Stamp being awesome makes this a lot of fun. Some interesting editing makes it different than the normal vengeance flick.
Rated 19 Jan 2019
jeg2jeg2
Rated 05 Apr 2008
60
52nd
harsh and a bit slow-paced
Rated 05 Apr 2008
darkcloudDarkCloud
Rated 03 Dec 2017
80
46th
Yeah, alright.
Rated 03 Dec 2017
tommydevitoTommy_Devito
Rated 12 Aug 2013
80
18th
Extremely dissappointed by the supposed twist which is not a twist at all. The plot is relatively poor and looks like dejavu. Script is funny and original though - one of the very few things I really enjoyed along with the flashback images/blurry effects which were well executed.
Rated 12 Aug 2013
braddad68braddad68
Rated 06 Jun 2012
95
84th
One of my top revenge films ever! Simple and effective!
Rated 06 Jun 2012
drewrocks34drewrocks34
Rated 14 Aug 2007
76
66th
Quality.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
zmoatszmoats
Rated 19 Jan 2018
84
70th
A really solid revenge thriller from Soderbergh that has the viewer connecting the pieces as the film progresses the same way its main character does. Soderbergh's direction, from his use of montage to the changing of color depending on where the scene took place, was both fun, engaging, and suspenseful. The culmination of the entire movie in that final scene was also superbly written.
Rated 19 Jan 2018
marcMarc
Rated 23 Jun 2007
59
15th
Soderbergh's editing lends an almost dreamlike quality to the film. Normally I would love this, but for some reason The Limey just didn't work for me. I wasn't very impressed by Stamp's performance either. That may have been more about the dialogue written for him, however. I hated that he continuously explained his cockney dialect to everyone. I do believe I'll have to revisit this one however, because I've liked everything else I've seen from Soderbergh.
Rated 23 Jun 2007
djrossdjross
Rated 14 Aug 2007
60
62nd
Score based on distant memory.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
rthornhillrthornhill
Rated 08 May 2009
88
63rd
Really good with lots of drama. Stamp is fantastic as the ex-con out for revenge. Recommended.
Rated 08 May 2009
travisbickleTravisbickle
Rated 14 Aug 2007
95
82nd
Great directing by Soderbergh of seasoned actors in Stamp, Fonda, Warren, and Newman! Must see!
Rated 14 Aug 2007
hsncrspywlhsncrspywl
Rated 09 Dec 2014
88
84th
A down and dirty revenge thriller, with such fantastic editing it feels more of a rumination on memory - help together by Stamp, who has a brilliant turn here. Sharp dialogue,a great score and soundtrack, and a brisk running time - in this film, time is of the essence, but the time spent in the past is just as important to our characters. Excellent use of color too. I can't gush enough about this - Soderbergh is at his best when he tells simple stories in interesting ways.
Rated 09 Dec 2014
stainStain
Rated 14 Apr 2009
80
68th
The story is an old one, and the sound is kind of tinny, but this movie is put over almost solely by the supreme coolness of Terence Stamp
Rated 14 Apr 2009
monstergearMonsterGear
Rated 25 Apr 2007
82
71st
Very stylish, very unique. Great story, and Stamp is an utter badass, too.
Rated 25 Apr 2007
timon88Timon88
Rated 11 Aug 2020
70
65th
This would be considerably more difficult to sit through without Terence Stamp and Lesley Ann Warren. Why can't you just tell a story in a linear fashion? Too damn many displaced images to no good purpose. Still, a decent revenge flick--and I do like a good revenge story. Soderbergh appears to have peaked with "Sex, Lies and Videotape".
Rated 11 Aug 2020
jeffvjeff_v
Rated 25 Feb 2010
86
96th
Soderbergh employs an arsenal of creative editing techniques and hand-held camerawork that recalls the exciting work done in the late 60s by Nicholas Roeg and John Boorman, while simultaneously reinventing the crime genre for the late 90s. The method is so noticeable, it becomes part of Soderbergh's point. Whatever happened to experimenting with time and adorning the external onscreen environment with the internal world of the protagonist?
Rated 25 Feb 2010
iqcumberiqcumber
Rated 26 Jul 2023
62
32nd
I like aspects of the filmmaking, though I'm not too sure about some of the acting.
Rated 26 Jul 2023
stflyst_fly
Rated 25 Aug 2007
85
86th
Very Good
Rated 25 Aug 2007
martrynmartryn
Rated 25 Mar 2007
75
65th
Terence Stamp being a badass makes for a fairly badass movie.
Rated 25 Mar 2007
rubanddugRubAndDug
Rated 26 Jun 2014
89
92nd
Another underrated masterpiece by Soderbergh following a conventional action plot in an unconventional manner. Applying his jazzy style, further developed with Haywire, we are treated to delicate brutality during his typical, and highly entertaining, musings on causality. Stamp devours the scenery with his ultra-cool character and we are treated to hilarious dialogue throughout. Worth a watch for anyone fed up with current attempts at action-comedies.
Rated 26 Jun 2014
torontodogtorontodog
Rated 14 Mar 2008
75
77th
Zod is pretty entertaining. Especially when he is talking about his "English Rubbish".
Rated 14 Mar 2008
glm01glm01
Rated 02 Oct 2013
83
75th
83.000
Rated 02 Oct 2013
alex_watkinsAlex Watkins
Rated 05 Feb 2012
3
38th
I'll be honest, the music-video-ish editing never really jibed with me, which made it difficult to appreciate this as much as I might otherwise have. Still, it's a fun story, well-told, and Stamp is great as the titular baddie; his method of dispatch for the bouncer at the party is the hardest I've laughed at a kill in a while.
Rated 05 Feb 2012
nathanbatesNathanBates
Rated 10 Feb 2024
60
35th
A decent-enough revenge-road trip movie with a good cast, a few moments of silly rhyming slang, a nice soundtrack, and some beautiful scenery. The revenge story is pretty basic, though, and although others like it, the deliberately choppy editing (which throws the timeline into a bit of confusion) kept tearing me out of the illusion.
Rated 10 Feb 2024
natebarriosnatebarrios
Rated 15 Apr 2020
70
58th
TELL'IMI'MFOCKINGCUMMINNNGGG!!!!!!
Rated 15 Apr 2020
okkervilOkkervil
Rated 14 May 2013
68
63rd
A sort of strange melancholy revenge flick from Soderbergh. Some elements I wasn't too keen on, but for the most part it's really well made and shot. Stamp is excellent too.
Rated 14 May 2013
chimpCHIMP
Rated 24 Jun 2009
70
36th
Feels like sort of a reply piece to/inversion of Get Carter, in a good way, although this fails make the same kind of impression.
Rated 24 Jun 2009
martintellerMartinTeller
Rated 24 Jan 2007
85
84th
Boy, that Steven Soderbergh has had quite a career. From small indies to big-star hits, working in action, crime, drama, sci-fi, avant-garde... and this. What is it? It's basically a revenge thriller, but played with such restraint that it feels like a quiet character drama. The editing is really interesting, it's nice to see someone trying different things.
Rated 24 Jan 2007
yilbyilb
Rated 30 Mar 2008
30
14th
The non-linear storytelling is the most interesting thing about the picture, and the obscure main character who talks funny doesn't hurt. The action is occasional & the story, well just not very interesting.
Rated 30 Mar 2008
paxtonPaxton
Rated 12 Jan 2015
70
65th
The word limey is evidently English for uninteligible. Either this movie needs subtitles or it's actually a Malick film and that mumbling is really just the wind blowing. Car crashes that are filmed in a way that it seems like two cars have run into each other are so rare that this movie gets points for that one scene. Most of the other points come from that other scene. That would be the one in the street. You tell him I'm coming. You didn't need to know which one, did you? You knew.
Rated 12 Jan 2015
driscarpindriscarpin
Rated 18 Aug 2019
88
84th
Fim de semana em honra de Peter Fonda (1940 - 2019) filme #3. Esse filme é uma ode bem desenhada da virada do cinema dos anos 60 para os 70, tendo em vista filmes como Point Blank e Get Carter e reiterando a homenagem com a presença de atores que foram verdadeiros ícones do período como Stamp, Fonda, Newman, Dallessandro e Warren, nostalgia não dá para ficar melhor do que isso. DVDRip no MakingOff.
Rated 18 Aug 2019
pigeon_armyPigeon Army
Rated 08 Apr 2011
80
61st
Stamp's performance feels a bit comedy-cockney - something no doubt brought on by Lem Dobbs' dialogue, which borders on parody - but Soderbergh's masterful editing and interesting use of Stamp and Fonda make it a simultaneously disorienting and engrossing experience.
Rated 08 Apr 2011
tinysausagetinysausage
Rated 20 May 2010
77
72nd
Stylish, slow paced thriller obviously influenced by "Point Blank" and "The Hit". The cinematography is great, the editing quite experimental (but successfully so) with some great supporting roles. But somehow Stamp's acting left me feeling he was playing an American's idea of an east end gangster.
Rated 20 May 2010
thedicemanTheDiceman
Rated 23 Feb 2007
55
49th
Not bad.
Rated 23 Feb 2007
akstanwyckakstanwyck
Rated 14 Aug 2007
88
77th
Terence Stamp makes yet another comeback in Steven Soderbergh's witty LA noir.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
myfavchordsmyfavchords
Rated 26 Dec 2011
58
10th
I was really bored with this movie. I would not be able to recommend this film. I was not impressed with Peter Fonda in the villain role.
Rated 26 Dec 2011
gnalkhereGnalkhere
Rated 08 Jul 2016
75
59th
'OWDY DO, FELLOW BRITS?
Rated 08 Jul 2016
glmglm
Rated 01 Jan 2011
84
77th
83.500
Rated 01 Jan 2011
yugyug
Rated 19 Jul 2015
30
17th
30/100.
Rated 19 Jul 2015
bowfingerbowfinger
Rated 21 Sep 2014
25
19th
Sun and its Reflections on the Face: The Movie. (AKA: Soderbergh Sucks)
Rated 21 Sep 2014
moribunnyMoribunny
Rated 18 May 2008
60
54th
A generic but pretty decent revenge flick.
Rated 18 May 2008
spoonerspotspoonerspot
Rated 14 Aug 2007
82
77th
Terence Stamp is a good underused actor
Rated 14 Aug 2007
kleaklea
Rated 19 Sep 2012
45
44th
Just wasn't a big fan
Rated 19 Sep 2012
macswellMacSwell
Rated 14 Jun 2017
50
24th
Soderbergh's artistic revenge film admirably defies many of the conventions of a tired genre but nevertheless remains an unfulfilling experience. On top of Terence Stamp's less-than-convincing portrayal of a tough old Cockney, it's often too indulgent in dreary, superfluous subplots. The editing is the only facet that really stands out.
Rated 14 Jun 2017
mistersplicemistersplice
Rated 21 Apr 2012
75
77th
7+ highly recommended
Rated 21 Apr 2012
aceysaid10AceySaid10%
Rated 16 Jan 2011
75
18th
Boring.
Rated 16 Jan 2011
mike365365mike365365
Rated 14 Feb 2017
65
52nd
I was a bit disappointed in Terence Stamp actually.
Rated 14 Feb 2017
prestobixPrestoBix
Rated 20 Aug 2015
92
92nd
Seen: 2x
Rated 20 Aug 2015
xophorosxophoros
Rated 26 Nov 2021
2
11th
clever cinematography, but the acting doesn't quite sustain it.
Rated 26 Nov 2021
dustydDustyd
Rated 16 Sep 2007
75
79th
Really cool movie with good acting, especially by Stamp.
Rated 16 Sep 2007
matthagenmatthagen
Rated 23 Jun 2020
58
68th
Stylish, fast paced, and at times darkly funny and thoughtful. Not a ton of meat on that bone, but I liked it.
Rated 23 Jun 2020

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