It's the movie Guy Ritchie wishes he could've made: the wildly stylish, gleefully sadistic story of a U.K. wiseguy (Bettany) who usurps power when his boss (Naked's David Thewlis) is imprisoned during the swinging '60s -- and what happens when he's released 30 years later. Bettany proves his breakout work in A Beautiful Mind wasn't an illusion, and McDowell (taking Bettany's role in middle age) makes just as scary a sociopath today as he did in A Clockwork Orange. Directed with maximum flair by Paul McGuigan, Gangster No. 1 is, in short, the best Brit Mob flick since The Long Good Friday.
EW's GRADE
A-Details Release Date: Oct 08, 2002; Movie Rated: R; Genres: Drama, Mystery and Thriller; With: Paul Bettany and Malcolm McDowell; Distributor: IFC Films
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