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BluBonnet · 01-25-2024, 02:43 PM

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Padded-Out Prequel ‘Sexy Beast’ Weighs Down the Cult Crime Classic: TV Review

eightslicesofpie · 01-25-2024, 02:44 PM

Cannot fathom why this would be made

BudBaxter · 01-27-2024, 10:59 AM

Watched the first episode. Absolutely ****ing awful stuff. Bland actors doing (very) pale imitations of Ray Winstone (only recognisable as Gal because he has the same haircut as Ray from the movie) & Ben Kingsley (he shouts a lot & is very angry), & every Laaaaandaaaan gangster cliche you can think of.

It feels like one of those terrible DTV Guy Ritchie rip-offs that came out in the wake of Lock Stock in the late 90s. They might as well have called it 'Cockney W*nkers'.

The only vaguely positive things I can say about it are there are some decent actors in the supporting cast (Ralph Brown, Stephen Moyer, Tamsin Grieg - all wasted) & a few decent tunes on the soundtrack.

There is no reason for this to exist. Avoid.

Michael11 · 01-27-2024, 08:57 PM

The casting is so awful.

Cardboard imitations of Kingsley and Winstone.

01-25-2024, 02:43 PM	#1
BluBonnet Blu-ray King Top contributor Member since:Oct 2009 Trading Score:1	Sexy Beast \| prequel series to hit movie (Paramount+) Could not find a thread for this... Padded-Out Prequel ‘Sexy Beast’ Weighs Down the Cult Crime Classic: TV Review

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01-25-2024, 02:44 PM	#2
eightslicesofpie Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Feb 2015 Trading Score:233	Cannot fathom why this would be made

01-27-2024, 10:59 AM	#3
BudBaxter Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Jul 2016	Watched the first episode. Absolutely ***ing awful stuff. Bland actors doing (very) pale imitations of Ray Winstone (only recognisable as Gal because he has the same haircut as Ray from the movie) & Ben Kingsley (he shouts a lot & is very angry), & every Laaaaandaaaan gangster cliche you can think of. It feels like one of those terrible DTV Guy Ritchie rip-offs that came out in the wake of Lock Stock* in the late 90s. They might as well have called it 'Cockney W*nkers'. The only vaguely positive things I can say about it are there are some decent actors in the supporting cast (Ralph Brown, Stephen Moyer, Tamsin Grieg - all wasted) & a few decent tunes on the soundtrack. There is no reason for this to exist. Avoid.

01-27-2024, 08:57 PM	#4
Michael11 Expert Member Member since:Nov 2011 Location:England	The casting is so awful. Cardboard imitations of Kingsley and Winstone.

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