Layer Cake
An experienced cocaine dealer who is well-respected by the Mafia in England plans to retire from the company early. Big boss Jimmy Price (Kenneth Cranham), however, has a difficult task: Find Charlie Ryder (Nathalie Lungghi), the missing Rich Princess of Jimmy’s former pal Eddie Temple (Sir Michael Gambon), who is a prominent construction player and gossip paper socialite. Two million pounds of Grade A ecstasy and brutal Serbian gang violence, along with a series of double crosses, complicate matters. It refers to all the levels or layers that anyone working in business has to go through to reach the top. The modern world is now a dark underworld, where rules have been changed. Respect is as timeless as the line. There are no codes or families. He doesn’t know who he can trust so he must use his “savvy”, his “telling”, as well as his skills that make him one the best to get out of his own. He is threatened by Tammy, his love interest (Sienna Miller), as well as an international drug ring. The penalty for his actions will last a lifetime, but time is running out.
Director: Matthew Vaughn
Actors: Colm Meaney, Daniel Craig, George Harris, Kenneth Cranham, Sally Hawkins, Sienna Miller, Tom Hardy
Country: United Kingdom
