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(1 - 27) of 27 OFCS Rating: 85% Fresh Page   1   B+ "The [crap] may be out of control, but director Matthew Vaughn is firmly in it."   AboutFilm.com   Carlo Cavagna 3.5/5 "Although ultimately no less artificial than hyperactive laddie gangster flicks like Snatch ... just an uncommonly good one."   Film Threat   Chris Barsanti "If XXXX were not Daniel Craig, the film's clever plotting and imaging would overwhelm him."   PopMatters   Cynthia Fuchs 2/4 "...a flat riff on a tired genre."   Reel Film Reviews   David Nusair C "Pointless and tasteless[!]"   Ozus' World Movie Reviews   Dennis Schwartz 6/10 "protagonist's narration puts the film's complex plot into much broader economic, political and cultural context."   Draxblog Movie Reviews   Dragan Antulov B "It does nothing revolutionary, but it handles the basics with entertaining aplomb."   EricDSnider.com   Eric D. Snider C "Half-baked--astronomically high in cinematic calories but very low in nutritional value."   One Guy's Opinion   Frank Swietek 3/4 "It's a little bleak, a little twisted, a little gory, and a lot funny."   ReelViews   James Berardinelli 3/4 "It's nothing we haven't seen before, but Vaughn invests it with enough style and energy to make it worth the trip."   Q Network Film Desk   James Kendrick '4/4' "A snap, crackle, pop mobster classic."   Palo Alto Weekly   Jeanne Aufmuth 7/10 "Yet another solid British crime drama..."   JoBlo's Movie Emporium   JoBlo "Layer Cake is not the most original or memorable picture in the world, but it's a great calling card for Vaughn."   Montreal Film Journal   Kevin N. Laforest B+ "With Daniel Craig channeling Steve McQueen as if he had a sense of humor...Vaughn's film is slightly cheeky even though the action is dense and often gruesome."   Reeling Reviews   Laura Clifford 3/5 "Though style ultimately outweighs substance, the film is formidably entertaining."   TV Guide's Movie Guide   Maitland McDonagh 7/10 "Just following what is going on is a big job, but the film has its rewards."   rec.arts.movies.reviews   Mark R. Leeper 3.5/5 "It's not a Tarantino-esque self-aware pop-culture sideshow, but it knows its roots and is confident enough to sidestep the rules once in a while."   Goatdog's Movies   Michael W. Phillips, Jr. 2.5/4 "Matthew Vaughn's confident debut's reserved pace and composed nastiness lends the action a matter-of-fact menace."   Slant Magazine   Nick Schager 2/5 "While it's visually striking, with superior acting, it's also cluttered with a bewildering collection of characters and plot threads."   Shadows on the Wall   Rich Cline B "Intense story about low-level organized crime figures embroiled in a deadly conspiracy."   Laramie Movie Scope   Robert Roten B "Layer Cake is a solid entry into the British gangster film genre."   Reeling Reviews   Robin Clifford 4/5 "Fun stuff indeed, even if you might need the subtitles to help decipher all the Britspeak."   DVD Clinic   Scott Weinberg 3/4 "Nimbly dances through a handful of plot twists as we track who set up whom, and who hired whom to whack whom."   Charlotte Weekly   Sean O'Connell 8/10 "A smooth London lowlife discovers it's not quite as easy getting out of trouble as it is getting in."   Modamag.com   Susan Granger 3/4 "Leanly muscled British actor Daniel Craig gives a star-making performance in Layer Cake, the latest in the recent wave of stylish and ultra-violent gangster films from across the pond."   Reel.com   Timothy Knight 3/4 "Infused with a healthy dose of nastiness and post-modern irony."   Film Freak Central   Walter Chaw "Click here to see review"   Wolf Entertainment Guide   William Wolf  (1 - 27) of 27 OFCS Rating: 85% Fresh Page   1