bob hoskins be a tough a nails gangster in the long good friday and a british gangster movie set in 1970 london . it funny reading that the studio try to dub over hoskins dialogue because they fear american audience wouldn not understand it . i have a problem understanding that strong cockney accent . he talk very fast and have a really strong accent but that add to his persona a the tough gangster . hoskins be harold shand and top gangster of london who be try to secure a big deal with the mafia . unfortunately and on the day they visit and his top lieutenant be kill and his casino bombed . it look like the mafia may back out of the deal and so he go on the warpath to find out who be target his organization . the movie have a gritty feel to it and the genuine brit gangster look be help by copious amount of violence and hoskins build and voice and manner . the dialogue be quite funny ( especially the last scene with the mafia guy ) . helen mirren be quite sexy in her supporting role and their be a young assassin in this movie who would go on to much great success a james bond .