The Limey 4K 1999

The Limey - an Englishman, an English sailor - in general, a person who came to the New World from England by sea, or an English immigrant (in the colonies) - such an exhaustive translation of the title of this motion picture from director Stephen Soderbergh is given by Yandex dictionaries.

I really liked the movie. I dragged on for a long time before starting to watch it - I can't say that the theme of the film, given in its various descriptions, attracts me. But after watching the recent French 'Hostage' by Pierre Morel, something wanted to see this film too. The plot is a bit similar - like the main characters - retirees in their business. It's just that Soderbergh's view, and his approach to staging, are so unique, so, it seems to me, inimitable - that it would be useless to write about them in textbooks and lecture on this topic - only Soderbergh knows how to stage.

The production of this film, as I said, is simply unique - beautiful, interesting, unexpectedly molded from the realities of the characters and their thoughts into a narrative.

The characters are properly and competently spelled out and they are much more complex than they might seem from the description and at first glance.

This film is about the world of men. He is deep in understanding and comprehending this world, in conveying its smallest nuances, as well as in male relationships. There are no superheroes here - all characters behave appropriately, to the best of their cultural foundations. They don't say too much. They don't do too much.

The perfect smart male movie.