1999 · crime · thriller · drama
The Limey
Directed by Steven Soderbergh1h 29m1999
The Limey follows Wilson, a tough English ex-con who travels to Los Angeles to avenge his daughter's death. Upon arrival, Wilson goes to task battling Valentine and an army of L.A.'s toughest criminals, hoping to find clues and piece together what happened. After surviving a near-death beating, getting thrown from a building and being chased down a dangerous mountain road, the Englishman decides to dole out some bodily harm of his own.
Our read: The Limey (1999) reads as a heavy, steady, inventive crime · thriller · drama entry — measured in intensity, mid-stakes in scope, cold in temperature, nihilistic in outlook, with a strong directorial signature.
Heavy, steady, measured crime / thriller, inventive in texture. Nihilistic, mid-stakes, cold.
- heavy
- intense
- bleak
- cold
- signature
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