A tangle of bad intentions ensnare the shady characters who populate this stylish UK crime thriller. Con man Leo Garfield (John Hannah) and his equally crooked American wife, Lily (Famke Janssen), dream of escaping to a lazy life of fishing and drinking
on the beach. The problem is money — in fact, everyone's problem is money. Leo is being strong-armed by local crime lord Bruno Maitland (Brian Conley), who wants Leo to run his casino in Manchester. Leo owes Bruno for past favors, and Bruno is in a vein-popping rage because the government is
hounding him for non-payment of taxes. Bruno's brother Caspar (Ian Burfield) is furious because
he wasn't asked to...
Released:
2000
Rated:
R
Length:
95 mins