Sexy Beast

Un ultrainfierno psicológico sintonizado con una fotografía y un montaje brillantes. El argumento de Sexy Beast es un mero pretexto; lo que importa es la original combinación de tres estados de ánimo -romance bohemio, comedia cínica y crimen sensual- y la exacerbación de la interacción entre los personajes, que supera todo lo visto hasta ahora. Un bombazo audiovisual para sentirse bien, respaldado por una estupenda interpretación de Ben Kingsley (su gánster es mucho mejor que los de Scorsese y Tarantino). Los demás actores también son excelentes. Para mí, una película icónica de gánsteres con diálogos icónicos y una banda sonora icónica. Y que mejora cada vez que la veo. (12.04.2002)

In his debut, Glazer goes to thematic levels that several experienced directors wouldn’t dare. Heat, bohemianism, love, hell from the past, violence, mobsters; It's got a bit of Tarantino, a bit of Scorsese and a dash of Guy Ritchie. As a whole, though, it falls far short of the dream combination of three different approaches (emphasis on punchy dialogue, emphasis on tension between the actors and camera work, emphasis on fast editing and connecting multiple temporally separated lines), but it's a consistently entertaining and, given the uniqueness of its own characters, original gangster flick that doesn't turn out the way anyone would initially expect (which is very good), but also fails to bring everything to a satisfying and memorable conclusion (which is not that good). Ben Kingsley's character is a captivating black-humoured figure you wouldn’t want to cross and who alone sets the sweaty dramatic dynamics of the first half, Winston's every facial gesture is believable and Ian McShane is a mobster who can make your blood run cold. That said, I don’t quite see Sexy Beast as something to watch enthusiastically more than once. 80% (01.10.2018)