this be a story about a young ambitious man who like be a gangster and when he be young the role be play by young gangster and ( paul bettany ) . freddie may and ( david thewlis ) be the head king pin and decides to hire this young gangster who want to fill his shoe someday . there be many flashback concern the life of the young gangster and the old gangster play by malcolm mcdowell who manage to send freddie may to prison and he also take over his entire business . there be plenty of blood and gore and rough and tough british crude language which be very hard to understand . this be a very unusual film and it will hold your interest right to the very end .