A Very British Gangster - press reviews
Dan Nailen
SALT LAKE CITY TRIBUNE
"GRADE: A- : FORGET ANY IDEAS THAT "A VERY BRITISH GANGSTER" IS
SOME DRY, ACADEMIC TREATMENT OF A REAL-LIFE STORY. DIRECTOR DONAL MACINTYRE
HAS CONSTRUCTED A SLICK, APPEALING MOVIE THAT WILL THRILL FANS OF MOVIES
LIKE "LOCK, STOCK AND TWO SMOKING BARRELS" AND "LAYER CAKE." IN THE TITLE
CHARACTER, DOMINIC NOONAN, MAC INTYRE HAS FOUND AN IDEAL LEADING MAN FOR
AN EDGY FLICK; AT TIMES YOU'LL FALL FOR HIS CHARISMA, AT OTHERS YOU'LL BE
APPALLED BY HIS ACTIONS. AND THERE'S A SECRET FAR TOO JUICY TO REVEAL HERE
THAT MAKES THE MOVIE ALL THE MORE TANTALIZING. WITH FAST-PACED EDITING
AND A KILLER SOUNDTRACK OF MODERN ROCK AND HIP-HOP, THIS IS ONE
DOCUMENTARY THAT WILL APPEAL TO THE MASSES."
Jessica Coen
VANITY FAIR
"A REALLY ENTERTAINING LOOK AT A NOTORIOUS MANCHESTER CRIME FAMILY,
PRESENTING A STARK CONTRAST TO THE WORLD AS PORTRAYED IN GUY RITCHIE FILMS"
Elizabeth Weitzman
NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
"SEVERAL OF THIS YEAR'S DOCUMENTARIES CAUSED A STIR ... BUT MOST FASCINATING WAS "GANGSTER,"
THE ASTONISHING TALE OF MANCHESTER, ENGLAND'S OUTRAGEOUSLY CHARISMATIC PUBLIC ENEMY NO. 1"
Pete Vonder Haar
FILM THREAT
"'A VERY BRITISH GANGSTER' IS LIKE A GUY RICTCHIE FILM COME TO LIFE."
James Greenberg
HOLLYWOOD REPORTER
"ENGROSSING PORTRAIT OF A MOBSTER'S LIFE"
John Anderson
VARIETY
"AMONG THE MORE COMMERICAL NON-FICTION FILMS OF THE YEAR"
Mike Goodridge
SCREEN INTERNATIONAL
"INFINITELY MORE CHILLING THAN PACINO OR DE NIRO, CAGNEY OR ROBINSON"
AIN'T IT COOL NEWS
"REMARKABLY EFFECTIVE STUDY OF AN EXTREMELY COMPLICATED CHARACTER"
Jonathan Hickman
EINSIDERS
"3½ OUT OF 4 STARS... STYLISH AND SCARY"
SALT LAKE CITY WEEKLY
"DONAL MACINTYRE STRIKES DOCUMENTARY-SUBJECT GOLD"
