The Business (2005)

User Rating:

6.5/10   

Director:

Nick Love

Writer:

Nick Love (writer)

Release Date:

2 September 2005 (UK)

Genre:

Action | Comedy | Crime | Drama | Thriller

Tagline:

This firm will blow you away

Plot:

Set in the Thatcher era with the cool sounds of the 80's, THE BUSINESS is an action packed gangster flick set in Spain's sun drenched Costa Del crime...

Plot Keywords:

Organized Crime | Spain | Gangster | Violence | Drug Smuggling

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Danny Dyer	...	Frankie
Tamer Hassan	...	Charlie
Geoff Bell	...	Sammy Brooks
Georgina Chapman	...	Carly
Eddie Webber	...	Ronnie
Dan Mead	...	Danny
Linda Henry	...	Shirley
Roland Manookian	...	Sonny
Arturo Venegas	...	Mayor
Camille Coduri	...	Nora
Martin Marquez	...	Pepe
Andy Linton	...	Joe
Sally Watkins	...	Mom
Eduardo Duro	...	Carlos
Tracy Kirby	...	Laura (as Tracey Kirby)

MPAA:

Rated R for pervasive language and drug content, violence and some sexuality.

Runtime:

97 min

Country:

UK | Spain

Language:

English | Spanish

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Ireland:18 | Brazil:16 | Germany:18 | Finland:K-15 | Argentina:16 | Australia:M | USA:R | Norway:15 (TV rating) | UK:18

Filming Locations:

Almuñécar, Granada, Andalucía, Spain

Company:

Vertigo Films

Trivia:

The DVD features an alternate ending where Frankie meets Carly at the border. There she promptly tells the border guard where to find drugs in Frankie's car.

Quotes:

Frankie: My old man wrote me a letter from prison once. It said if you don't want to end up in here, stay away from crime, women and drugs. Trouble is, that don't leave you much else to do, does it?

Movie Connections:

References Scarface (1983)

Soundtrack:

All Night Long

80s set gangster film with top soundtrack

I completely disagree with the vast majority of reviewers so far, this was a great film. Granted, it may be similar to other films of its genre, but the 80s settings were meticulous in my view. Spanish Guardia Civil with their feared (now banned) tri-corn hats, 80s cars, definitely NOT the modern Malaga airport, and the fashions and language used.

I left Cineworld feeling exhilarated - great soundtrack and good plot. I would recommend this film to anybody, Nick Love has done it again after the superb Football Factory. How can anybody call Danny Dyer Z-List?? Granted, he may be no Michael Douglas, but just because he is young, and obviously has a talent for the types of part he tends to play in movies, does not make him a bad actor at all, in fact, i think the exact opposite.

I will definitely be pre-ordering the DVD.