Title: Hoskins. One word that sums it up.
Product review: I'm surprised this film isn't more highly regarded than it is. I'd never even heard of it before perusing a magazine article about the PS2 game 'The Getaway', which listed its top inspirations from British gangland cinema. Along with Michael Caine's 'Get Carter,' 'The Long Good Friday' properly catches the grit and chagrin of 1970s Britain. Though Hoskins' Harold Shand has raised himself to a different level of the food chain than Caine's Carter. He's a man living in the past, still enamored by the Bentley motors, fat Cuban cigars, the pomp and trappings of a once-was empire as the modern age crashes in around him. Anyway, great film. Keep an eye out for P.H. Moriarity (Hatchet Harry in 'Lock Stock'), Paul Freeman (Belloq of 'Raiders' fame), and a gum-chewing Pierce Brosnan in his first on-screen role.
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