The Limey Review

Wilson, Terence Stamp, who has just been released from prison after serving nine years, flies to Los Angeles when he hears his daughter, Jenny, has been killed in a car accident. Determined to find out the truth about her death, Wilson learns from her friend, Ed, Luis Guzman, that she was involved with Terry Valentine, Peter Fonda, a rock `n` roll promoter....Steven Soderbergh`s The Limey was made in 1999, after the director`s mainstream success with the George Clooney-Jennifer Lopez thriller Out Of Sight and before Erin Brockovich - don`t ask why it sat on the distributor`s shelf for two years, but now that it`s here it`s to be welcomed. It`s a terse thriller, reminiscent of the work of Don Siegel, but given a modern sensibility thanks to the fragmented editing and the deliberately dislocating structure. Stamp is a wonderful presence as the avenging angel, and it was a masterstroke to incorporate scenes from one of his early films, Ken Loach`s Poor Cow, to use in flashbacks. Peter Fonda is perfectly cast as the epitome of 60s culture - his explanation of what the 60s were really all about is one of the film`s most amusing moments. Witty, intelligent and exciting, The Limey is a top-notch thriller.