Probably one of or THE best British movie

>I have it was really boring and lacking an interesting plot.
Confirmed for not seeing it.

You called my bluff, well done !

I thought it was shite and tried too hard to be intellectual. "ohh things are so confusing and moving so fast and theres so much dialogue THIS IS A SMART MOVIE!"

The Spy Who Came In From The Cold is leagues ahead of it in terms of spy movies. Would recommend

You should watch it

Rightly so as it turns out

What's it about?

that might be the most british title I've ever seen

Fuck you! This movie suck balls. Fucking retarded fuck.

Harold Shand is the ruling kingpin of the London underworld and is trying to convince the American mafia to go into partnership with him, with plans to redevelop the London Docklands, including building a casino. However, his world is suddenly destabilised by a series of unexplained murders (including Harold's best friend, Colin) and exploding bombs from an unknown foe. He and his henchmen try to uncover his attackers' identity whilst simultaneously trying not to worry their American visitors, who Harold believes will not go into business with him if they think he's not in full control of his affairs. The situation worsens when a pub in which they are about to have dinner at is blown up and Harold's partner, Victoria, tells the Americans that they are under attack from an unknown enemy. She suspects that Harold's right hand man, Jeff, knows more than he has been letting on about the attacks, while Jeff simultaneously starts to fear that Harold might be onto him and tries to prevent people from talking through intimidation.

After some detective work, Harold confronts Jeff, who confesses that he sent Harold's friend Colin on a job to Belfast to deliver money raised by Irish Navvies (construction workers) to the IRA. When Harold discovers Jeff accepted a job to deliver funds to the IRA, he becomes extremely angry and vows to destroy the IRA in London. Jeff advises against this and explains that the IRA aren't just annoyed about some of the money which had gone missing, but also wrongly hold Harold responsible for the murder of three IRA men. Under intense questioning, Jeff confesses that the IRA threatened to kill him and he was so scared that he "put the finger" on Harold, who loses his temper and kills him with a broken whisky bottle. Harold forces Councillor Harris to organise a meeting with the IRA, and appears to offer them £60,000 in return for a ceasefire but double-crosses them by having them shot and killed along with Harris.

Having taken out the top men, Harold believes his problem is solved and travels to the Savoy Hotel to share the news with his Mafia partners. When he arrives, he finds the Americans are preparing to leave, having been spooked by the attacks from the IRA. Harold then delivers a short but powerful speech, saying he has lost all respect for the Mafia and accuses them of American arrogance. He finishes by telling them he has new German partners and that their services are no longer required. Harold leaves the hotel and gets picked up by his chauffeur and bodyguard, only to find the car has been commandeered by two IRA men who hold him at gunpoint. He sees Victoria being held in another car by more IRA men and, realising he is sure to be murdered, sits in silence, displaying a range of emotions.

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it was alright but the ending monologue is such typical fucking tryhard british dick measuring bullshit that I think my eyes rolled into the back of my head. Making the American mafiosos look and act like some white collar businessmen made no sense, especially considering that the american mafia is literally transnational and has probably killed a larger number of people than has ever even been active in the british underworld. Brit criminals are fucking small time compared to them

>heh american mafia you guys aren't so tough *unsheathes sabre*

lol get fucking real

For British spy/intelligence yes

A Most Wanted Man wasn't bad either

>A Most Wanted Man

second that

>the ending monologue
Blasphemy

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>the American mafiosos
They were the worse part of the film I agree, they are only in it for all about 2 minutes.

>act like some white collar businessmen made no sense
It made perfect sense, the were looking for partners to help develop the London Docklands now Canary Wharf. The mafia had lots of cash to invest and they get to launder their money through developing property.

he was a world war vet, a man of honor and he lived long enough to see a new generation of weak willed men around him turn into traitors without any loyalty. at the end he couldn't even trust his best friend and protegé smiley...
true piece of kino right there senpai, it doesn't get mentioned enough on Cred Forums, but what does anyway?

Do people only know Caine from the Nolan films he's been in? The Italian Job is probably his most iconic film.