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Sexy Beast (2000, UK/Sp.)
In this British crime-thriller, the directorial debut film of Jonathan Glazer:
- retired British career criminal, ex-con and safe-cracker Gary "Gal" Dove
(Ray Winstone) was living an idyllic life at a Spanish Costa del Sol
villa, he was residing there with his ex-porn star wife DeeDee (Amanda
Redman).
- the paunchy, hapless retired thief (is
he the "sexy
beast"?) lazed by his swimming pool in a skimpy yellow swimsuit,
working on his overbaked tan in the intense heat, when unexpectedly,
a large boulder careened down the hillside behind the villa and landed
in his pool - nearly killing him. It was metaphorically symbolic of
what would soon happen
- he received news during a restaurant dinner
that his nemesis from London was about to arrive the next day. Also,
his dreams were being haunted by a death-dealing, human-sized feral
rabbit-demon (the "sexy beast"?)
- hs definite retirement was
threatened when the obviously unwelcome character was then introduced.
Only the back of his bald head was at first visible as he strolled
down a long airport corridor; the short and stout character, walking
ramrod-upright, was wearing tailored slacks and a short-sleeved shirt
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The Arrival of Don Logan (Ben Kingsley)
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- he was revealed as an old criminal underworld partner
named Don Logan (Ben Kingsley) who was there to enlist Gal in a London
bank heist - with "no risk." Logan's menacing character was
violent, intimidating, tenacious and sociopathic,
and wouldn't accept no for an answer
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