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New Century of Cinema
DOWSE Guide to the
Movies
by Tony Lee editor of
Pigasus
Press
The Limey
Director: Steven Soderbergh
86 minutes (18) FilmFour
review by Gary Couzens
Fresh out of jail, cockney criminal Wilson (Terence Stamp) flies to LA after hearing
that his daughter Jenny has been killed in a car accident. Hearing that rock promoter
Terry Valentine (Peter Fonda), with whom Jenny had been having an affair, might have
been involved, Wilson seeks revenge. The Limey is at heart a straightforward
thriller given depth by a complex - but not difficult - maze of flashbacks and
flash-forwards. Time hangs heavily on Wilson: the scenes set in the sixties, showing
his relationship with the daughter he hardly knew, gain poignancy because that really
is a younger Terence Stamp we see (in extracts from Ken Loach's Poor Cow). And
of course, Stamp and Fonda, both in terrific shape, carry a lot of sixties baggage with
them. Much is made of Wilson being an outsider in LA, from the title onwards. Other
people's misunderstandings of his rhyming slang add a welcome touch of humour. (Only
false note: towards the beginning, Wilson says, "You wrote me" - American
English - instead of the British-English "You wrote to me.") The Limey
is a minor work, but Soderbergh puts it together with a lot of wit and style, and some
excellent music choices. (Though, after this and American Beauty, maybe The Who's
'The Seeker' deserves a rest.)
The DVD (widescreen 1.85:1) has a lot of extras, including two commentaries,
30 minutes of interviews, behind-the-scenes footage, an isolated music score and the
trailer.
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