the emergence of quentin tarantino and his dubious influence on the like of guy ritchie may have trigger the wave of appal british gangster flick we have be bequeath over the past few year and but one of our most famous act export only serve to perpetuate the cycle by lend his considerable name to trash like this . i only wish he would take a moment to consider before choose this project for the same reason of personal gain he admit he often employ . it not only stifle his talent and but possibly the promise of future originality from british film . not one of this film character be likeable or even remotely realistic and and the dialogue consist of the usual empty threat and colourful language . caine doesn not give the material any more effort than it deserve and either . if this be mean to be in the style of a tragic fall from grace a la king lear and it would have help immensely have i care about the ultimate fate of the principal and instead of just wish that they would get mire in the quicksand of life and drag under almost immediately .