Product Details

• Actors: Robert Carlyle, Ray Winstone, Steve Sweeney, Gerry Conlon, Leon Black
• Directors: Antonia Bird
• Writers: Ronan Bennett
• Producers: Anant Singh, David M. Thompson, Elinor Day, Helena Spring, Paul Tivers
• Format: PAL
• Language: German
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Rated: R (Restricted)
• Run Time: 105 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000059HM1

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16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Face, April 21, 2000

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Zwanet Hamming (El Paso, Texas) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Face [VHS] (VHS Tape)

Antonia Bird brought us Priest, Ravenous and now brings us Face, I think her best work yet. It's a gritty thriller, placed in London about a group of armed robbers on the worst day of their lives. Only few will survive that day. Our main character Ray, played superbly by Robert Carlyle, is beginning to have second thoughts about life as a criminal. He was raised by his mother in a labor/left wing environment and has a hard time combining his background with his life as a gangster. We should also mention Ray Winstone, who plays Dave, Ray's main sidekick. Ray Winstone is the main antagonist in "Nil by mouth", another very gritty movie about life in Britain after Thatcher, where poverty, alcoholism and domestic violence go hand in hand. As in that movie, only Ray Winstone could have played the role of Dave in "Face". His portrayal of Dave is excellent, and as he gets himself more and more into trouble, you can see his character crumble. All in all it's one of the best movies I have seen in a very long time and I think that if you like the style of movies like "Nil by Mouth" or the "Cracker mysteries", you will not be disappointed.

14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best of British, September 18, 2006

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Aaron Gutsell (Philadelphia) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Face (DVD)

Robert Carlyle has yet another opportunity to showcase his considerable talent in a great crime thriller. The movie opens with an excellent robbery scene that soon devolves into a clash of greed, personalities, and intrigue. The depth of characterization portrayed is far beyond the typical Hollywood production, and Carlyle is aided considerably by great performances from Ray Winstone, Leana Headley, and Steve Waddington. Britain is not a gun culture like the U.S., and toughness is more a case of mana, or 'face.' The interplay of unemployment, row homes, subsistence-level criminality, and the occasional big score play out to the film's closing moments that include a knuckle-biting burglary attempt inside a police station. 'Face' is one of the best Brit offerings in a decade. Also look out for a strong performance by Damon Albarn, lead singer of Blur and the Gorillaz, the world's greatest 2D band.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars great british film!, January 16, 2001

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"pegta" (Seattle, WA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Face [VHS] (VHS Tape)

i saw this movie last night and thought it was fantastic. carlisle and winstone are great, and live up to their usual standards. the movie is kind of like 'reservoir dogs' as it deals with a hiest gone wrong, and the paranoia which follows. it also reminded me of a 'fawlty towers' episode in that every thing that could go wrong did go wrong, except there was no real humour in it. the pace of the movie worked really well, and i would say, in hindsight of my comparing it to 'reservoir dogs', that the characters were much deeper and thus the viewer is more emphatic towards their fate. a nicely suprising flick. watch it. and look out for the character julian, played by blur's damon albarn.