Daniel Craig is cool and compelling.

| May 14, 2021

As well as a marvellous scenario that boasts more twists and turns than a rollercoaster, Vaughn has also assembled a terrific cast.

| Original Score: 4.5/5 | Jan 5, 2021

Violence, language, drugs in British noir crime movie.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Feb 8, 2020

It's mediocre, inane, superficial technique - coupled with a grossly saturated soundtrack - all for no discernible dramatic effect.

| Original Score: 1/5 | Nov 12, 2018

Layer Cake features all the doublecrosses, grasses and reversals of fortune that come as standard to the genre, but it is lifted by the uniformly excellent cast, the snide intelligence of the script, and the effortless pace of Vaughn's direction.

| Dec 27, 2017

Drugs are the raison d'etre for this stylish caper, the rocket fuel that makes it all, go dog go, and style can take you a long way. Just not all the way, unfortunately.

| Aug 24, 2017

A heavyweight gangster picture worthy of being included in with the greats.

| Mar 3, 2014

Only the accents are thicker than double-crosses in a thriller that's stylish and sleek - note lyrically appropriate use of Duran Duran's "Ordinary World" in one sequence - but also assuredly delirious, ethically hefty and unpredictably treacherous.

| Original Score: 4/4 | Sep 19, 2010

"Layer Cake" is a stylized British noir full of clever twists, biting dialogue, and plenty of ironic violence.

| Original Score: B | Jul 2, 2009

A história bem amarrada é beneficiada ainda pelo senso de humor seco e eficaz, ao passo que o elenco confere charme a um bando de personagens inescrupulosos e a direção de Vaughn, associada à inventiva montagem, torna o filme sempre instigante.

Full Review | Original Score: 4/5 | Sep 1, 2008

Full Review | Original Score: 3/5 | Aug 7, 2008

There's a proper lived-in believability about Layer Cake's depiction of how the worlds of the rich, the criminal and the criminally rich intersect.

| Jul 29, 2008

[A] fun, snappy crime caper that begins with a wryly understated take on the "one-last-job-and-I'm-out" subgenre.

| May 26, 2006

| Original Score: 4/5 | Apr 1, 2006

Intense story about low-level organized crime figures embroiled in a deadly conspiracy.

| Original Score: B | Mar 10, 2006

protagonist's narration puts the film's complex plot into much broader economic, political and cultural context.

| Original Score: 6/10 | Nov 17, 2005

| Original Score: 6/10 | Oct 29, 2005

A smart thrill ride with one magnificent finish.

Full Review | Original Score: A- | Oct 7, 2005

Fun stuff indeed, even if you might need the subtitles to help decipher all the Britspeak.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Aug 23, 2005

Full Review | Original Score: 3/5 | Aug 16, 2005