Gangster No. 1

Year: 2000
Director: Paul Mcguigan
Starring: Malcolm Macdowell, Paul Bettany, David Thewlis, Saffron Burrows
Synopsis: The story of the rise and fall of a young gangster and his ways of getting to the top.

Review: Before director became well known in the US for Lucky Number Slevin (2006) and the recent "Heroes inspired" Push, this film can be considered one of the best British crime dramas that you have never heard of.

The movie chronicles the life of how a young gangster rose to the top over the course of 30 years. Actor Paul Bettany is excellent as the young gangster and is perfect for the role. The rest of the cast are also well-acted. If you enjoy British crime dramas, do not miss this underrated movie. Rating 8/10.

The Hunting Party

Year: 2007
Written and Directed by: Richard Shepard
Starring: Richard Gere, Terence Howard
Synopsis: Two Journalists (plus one trainee) plan to search and to capture a dictator in order to get the reward.

Here's another movie that not many has heard of, even though it stars Richard Gere (of Pretty Woman fame) and Terence Howard (Iron Man).

from the director of The Matador (which is also another underrated movie like this one) , this movie which is set during the Bosnia war should be a serious drama but instead it is actually a road trip movie with some comedy elements.

What is even more interesting is that most of the ridiculous events are actually true ! (so says the movie's introduction)


In short I was pleasantly surprised of how good this movie is. However some may not be used to the amount of cussing in this movie. Rating (8/10)