The Limey (1999)

The Limey: Directed by Steven Soderbergh. With Terence Stamp, Lesley Ann Warren, Luis Guzmán, Barry Newman. An extremely volatile and dangerous Englishman goes to Los Angeles to find the man he considers responsible for his daughter’s death.

“For modern-day revenge movie, this is unusually low-key and pretty good. Itu0026#39;s nothing super but it sneaks up on you. It might bore you, but it might not:. Itu0026#39;s really hard to say.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eIf you enjoy a character study by an interesting actor (Terrence Stamp) you might like this. But, beware, it has its slow moments. What it is, is simply another revenge tale, so often told but so often fun to watch. This one is about a British criminal (Stamp) getting out of jail, finding out that something bad had happened to his daughter in Los Angeles, and going for the man (Peter Fonda) he feels is responsible for that.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThere is a bit too much flashback in here, so you have to be prepared to put up with that. Of note, the filmmakers used actual film footage from a 1967 film of Stamp to show him in his younger days.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eWhat I did really enjoy was Stampu0026#39;s vocabulary and the interesting looks on his face. The supporting cast also adds nicely to this story, particularly Barry Newman, who plays Fondau0026#39;s bodyguard. There isnu0026#39;t a lot of action in here but when it does occur, itu0026#39;s pretty intense.”