People expecting an edge-of-your-seat thriller (which, judging from other reviews on this site, many were) will be profoundly disappointed. What "The Limey" gives us is a deep character study disguised as a revenge flick. The movie is not about drugs, murder, and mayhem, but outgrowing a lifestyle and having your past catch up to you. Steven Soderbergh, a great director, despite a few career missteps, takes some thin material and breathes life and weight into it. Visually stunning with a great cast (Stamp is irreplacable and one of my fav character actors, Luis Guzman from "Magnolia" & "Boogie Nights," comes off very well, too), this is a fine motion picture which elevates the original script tenfold.
