The Limey

Movie

1999

1h 29m

English

Crime, Drama, Thriller

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The Limey

Movie

1999

1h 29m

English

Crime, Drama, Thriller

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The Limey follows Wilson, a tough English ex-con who travels to Los Angeles to avenge his daughter's death. Upon arrival, Wilson goes to task battling Valentine and an army of L.A.'s toughest criminals, hoping to find clues and piece together what happened. After surviving a near-death beating, getting thrown from a building and being chased down a dangerous mountain road, the Englishman decides to dole out some bodily harm of his own.

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Cast

Wilson

Elaine

Eduardo Roel

Jim Avery

Uncle John

Stacy the Hitman

Terry Valentine

Adhara

Jennifer 'Jenny' Wilson

William Lucking

Warehouse Foreman

Matthew Kimbrough

Tom Johannson

John Robotham

Rick (Valentine's Bodyguard)

Steve Heinze

Larry (Valentine's Bodyguard)

Nancy Lenehan

Lady on Plane

Wayne Pére

Pool Hall Creep

Bill Duke

Head DEA Agent (uncredited)

DEA Guy

DEA Guy

DEA Guy

DEA Guy

Gordon (Valentine's Head Bodyguard)

Warehouse Thug

Warehouse Thug

Warehouse Thug

Warehouse Sweeper

Directed By: Steven Soderbergh

Written By: Lem Dobbs

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cary99 says...

7 months ago

I kind of felt like I watched a made for tv movie. Great cast but not a lot in the budget.

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The_Argentinian says...

one year ago

Squares will be disappointed because it's not a John Wick/Taken-like revenge story told in a conventional way.

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Heimdall77 says...

4 years ago

Oi govnor! 'Ow the 'ell stamp could deliver 'is lines with a straight face is a bloody mystery innit? I get it, the completely ridiculous, way over the top slang is supposed to illustrate how he's spent most of his time in prison but I don't think I've ever ever seen a point driven home so blatantly and repeatedly ever and that's saying something as Hollywood rarely leaves anything to chance these days. The plot is so weak it's laughable, the music in-between actual songs is a mix between daytime drama and 70s porn and the editing, especially in the beginning, is like someone trying to illustrate how it is having epileptic seizures and short time memory loss. I think you either love or hate this and I definably fell into the latter category.

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PorterUk says...

5 years ago

I don't remember a huge amount about the plot but I do recall scenes. It was poignant and gritty, but not great. 6.5/10

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PorterUk

6/10 4 years ago

The first time I saw this was on late night TV a few years after it was released. It stuck in my memory although I can't say why. Terrible accents, poor acting, predictable plot and slow pacing.

Revisiting it roughly 20 years later, I am a little more forgiving because the personnel involved ar More

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