Kingsley said in interview that Sexy Beast was only film he ever made where not a single word of script dialogue was changed during filming. Brilliant writing.
You can look at the script on line and he's not wrong. Everything is in there, down to all the Cockney abbreviations. So instead of a line reading, '...it's very', it will just read, '....'svery'.
One of THE most underrated films ever. Ben Kingsley’s jarring performance reminds everyone of the worst person they ever met, and how helpless they made us feel.
This film is class and the acting top notch. However....have a look at the scenes in the kitchen....the mic is either is shot or its shadow is cast over Ray winstones face..... it's still a 10/10 film....and these errors just reinforce how small the budget and tight the schedule was.... I'm sure they'd have takes without these errors and opted for these ages based on how good the performances where. Ben kingselys part in this has now become the template that others try to copy.
If you think this film is underrated you should check out "Gangster No.1", which came out around the same time and for my money sits alongside Sexy Beast as the best UK crime film ever made. The protagonist is a complete psychopath like Kingsley here, but perhaps even scarier because he's more deranged.
@@bedford4383 ha! you and me both! Don has a quote for all occasions I find, except maybe visits to your gran. I don't think it's appropriate to call an old lady a 'c*nt'!
The utter balls of casting Sir Ben as a heavy intimidating Ray Winstone was a masterstroke. Remember reading about this film before it came out and thinking they'd got the casting mixed up.
There’s almost a pleading desperation in his laugh. His joke at Gal’s expense hides a genuine yearning for Gal to return. Idk whether it’s romantic or fraternal, but Logan has a genuine affection for Gal and is scared of his running away again, so he couches his request in intimidation and insults
I wrote wrong info...yes, he should've won, he was nominated for best Supporting and Broadent won Broadbent probably won because of previous performances not really being recognized (especially his Mike Leigh films) but Kingsley may have been passed over
Mr Kingsley said that that's the only film he was in in which the script was kept completely intact. "I'm just going to have to turn this opportunity down.." - "no, you're just going to have to turn this opportunity YES!" .. so coldblooded.
I love how Glazer managed to capture that dead heat feeling the Spanish sunshine has. I feel my skin getting parched when I watch this film! I'm boiling, baking, sweltering.....
@@ylilycam ah man, it's beautiful. I love that dry, parched, middle of the day feeling in Spain. Depending on where you are, everyone is having their siesta. The sun is beating down and all you can hear are crickets and grasshoppers.
I agree, just watching this scene makes me want to jump in a pool. There's an old war time classic called Ice Cold in Alex, (it has the infamous Carlsberg scene at the end) I always felt that film portrayed the heat well too, I find myself gasping for extra fluids when watching that.
If you told me Ben Kingsley was playing a terrifying, evil gangster I would have laughed in your face. Then I saw this film. Masterful acting. Absolutely incredible.
As brilliant, and scary, as Ben Kingsley is the real terrifying villain is Ian McShane’s Teddy Bass. Barely speaks a word but conveys sheer menace in every look and stare.
Can be a bit "whatever" that strong silent stereotype however he did make Gal feel awkward with his silence in the Porsche when Gal was struggling to find some change.......
Not sure whether there’s a Sexy Beast 2 that you’re taking about because Ian McShane’s performance was distinctly underwhelming, particularly in comparison to Kingsley.
both are brilliant...i am a Kraut who lived 5 years in Crawley...all these fantastic Brit movies helped me to increase my english... thanx to England and the english for the best time of my life...
Ray has to be one of the all time greats. I love his work. Sexy Beast Is the greatest films Iv watched. Ray can bring a kind of vulnerability, transparency, and insight to his character that people generally do not show in our daily lives yet they do it in a way that doesn’t interrupt the believability of the performance. That’s a hard thing to articulate. Every moment, every gesture, every syllable spoken by this character is endlessly watchable, over and over. Ray & Ben deliver their lines with precision in this scene, well timed and beautifully inflected. But they also listen to everything that's being said and calculate their reactions accordingly. Top film.
The scene with him eating breakfast when Ian McShane first confronts him about Kingsley being missing is a perfect example of your summation. He portrays absolute terror while keeping a straight face
@@turningmememachine7256 go read about Ghandi, people would gift him their children. If you think he was just holding hands with those kids think again lol
I was blown away by this when it came out. On one hand Ben Kingsley delivers a terrifying performance but it is also to a large degree convincing because of the great acting of how Ray Winstone REACTS to him. The sense of fear in those around Kingsley's character, who is so unnerving.
Ben brought such depth to Don Logan's character. Apparently Ben himself decided that Don was a sociopath who was abused as a child, and is why the way he acts. Therefore Ben deeply sympathized/empathized with him. Incredible performance. Ray Winstone kills it too! You can sense the sheer tension of this scene before he says "C'mon Don."
the real genius of don is how unstable he is, kingsley gives such an explosive and volotile performance and his character literally cant be forgotten or leave the film even before he arrives and after he's killed he jus cant be forgotten
Yeah, the scene where he's talking to himself in the bathroom mirror, and you realize just how genuinely unhinged he is, not just tough boy front. O__O ANGRY little man - turned up to 12 **shudder**
@@zetetick395 "What does he think you're a cunt? I'll sort him out for you shall I it's not a problem...can't have that.".....pause.... (slams razor down and storms into their bedroom)
@@DeepScreenAnalysis Yes, good comparison. Characters like this are frightening because they're psychopaths who essentially do not care. There's no filter, and no regard for consequences, therefore no safety margin.
"im just going to have to turn this oppertunity down" "no you're just going to have to turn this oppertunity yes!" i like how what he says dont even make sense, thats the exact sort of thing a crank like him would say.
Ray winstone is absolutely fantastic in this movie. He perfectly rides the line of submission to avoid conflict, without letting himself be too much of a pushover to completely exploit. Imo his best ever performance.
I saw this when it was first released. The aura in the theater whenever he was on screen was eye opening. Academy Award written all over it for Ben Kingsley and to a lesser degree, Ray Winstone. I can't recall a time when an antagonist (save Denzel Washington/Training Day) absolutely murdered their role. No redeeming values what-so-ever, yet, you can't take your eye off them. Thanks for sharing.
There are lots of great antagonists. Anton Chigurh, Bill "The Butcher" Cutting, Hannibal Lecter. I've never seen this movie. It looks good, I need to see it.
Ray Winstone told the story that he was eagerly awaiting to meet and work with Ben Kingsley who had been delayed in arriving on the movie set, due to completing a part in a prior movie. As Winstone tells it, when Kingsley finally did arrive, Ben was completely in character, no "Nice to meet you" or How do you do?" He was Don Logan from the very beginning.
Found this little gem in a bargain bin at my local music/video retail/rental many years ago, I don’t think the chain even exists anymore. I was already a huge fan of both Winstone and Kingsley and found this film just amazing. Still do. Beautiful location/house shots add a lot to the incredible atmosphere.
Sexy Beast is one of my favorite movies. Ben Kingsley's performance is one of the most terrifying I've ever experienced. Amazing. Amazing acting all around. What a wonderful film.
It just proves why Kingsley is in that elite tier of actor so few are. He can play a tough-as-nails, terrifying cockney gangster here, but then also play Hamlet...or Ghandi!
Kingsley as Don reminds me of a guy I worked with in construction. He was released on permanent parole after doing an 18year stretch. That jerky, unpredictable way, that insane laugh. I won't mention names in case he ends up on my doorstep like Don ended up on Ray Winstone's door. 🥺😀
I was astounded when I first watched this film. It was on a long haul flight and I rewatched it another two times. Still one of my favourite movies,....,,the acting performances, the screenplay, the script, the settings, the story all top notch!!
Ben Kingsley as Don Logan and David Proval as Ritchie Aprile in the Sopranos are two of the most genuinely unhinged lunatics on screen. They make you forget you are watching actors. Proper characters. It's also great how they aren't main characters, just enough, never too much.
Begby wins, because he is the dumb uncontrolled violence type of psychopath. You never see Don Logan really get physically violent. It is all verbal and psychological intimidation and manipulation. Don Logan is an insecure little man, a blustering bully, not actually that powerful - why Teddy doesn't give a fuck what happened to him.
It because he never blinks when on screen. I have watched this film loads of times and I don't see McShane blink once! I may be wrong, but in two critical scenes, the first when he visits Gal at breakfast and the second when he kills tha banker in his home, Teddy doesn't blink.
@@floppabingussled There is not a weak performance in the entire film. Even the young spanish kid is believable. What I think is hilarious is th assortment of thieves they managed to cast. I recognise some of the faces from other movies and shows, but it must have been a lark casting the gang carrying out the raid. Every one of them looks like they have done porridge, as the Brits say!
Loved when Ben said a monkey can do it thats why I thought of you. Then without missing a beat he retorted "cheers Don" So brilliant. Freakin love this movie.
Clever touch by the director /producer when aitch and jackie ask gal if he is definitely retired cos they got a phone call, and gal laughs it off and says yes. But as soon as she says it was Don Logan, Gal and Deedee look sick to their stomach. Immediately the audience think "this don logan guy must be serious"
When I first watched this back in the day when they're in the restaurant I thought.. ok this Don bloke is coming over and Ray Winstone will bash him up with a couple of pool balls in a sock or something and that'll be that.. Don is definitely one of the best nut case villains ever, I don't even think Gary Oldman could get near Ben Kingsley on this part..
Don Logan is the best most realistic scary baddie of any gangster movie in my opinion (in fact probably any genre). Better than Scarface, better than anyone in Godfather, better than BrickTop, better than Joe Pesci in Goodfellas. The laugh at 0:18 is brilliant and the fact the same guy played Gandhi is incredible.
This was a brilliant film and the many dialogues between Sir Ben Kingsley and Ray Winston reminded me of watching a Harold Pinter Play. It was just like watching live tennis with each other bouncing off each other!
When Ray Winstone is the second most scary man in a scene you know that this film is something special and that Ben Kingsley is a man not to be trifled with
The brilliance of this movie is you think Don is evil only to find later that Teddy Bas is another level Evil beyond all expectations, Teddy is pure bad. Phenomenal writing, directing, casting and acting just fantastic
To go from Ghandi to NO NO NO NO NO NO NO and do them both so bloody brilliantly is incredible 👍 such a shame that with legends like this as examples we are living in the age of mediocrity 😩
For me this is the greatest performance ever! The fact he’s a true thespian and the least intimidating human on Earth, yet Don Logan is maybe the scariest human ever to live! Incredible…
Ray said when Ben first appeared on set in character and started talking, Ray told Ben that his accent was not that of a criminal as he was too well spoken. The next day Ben came back to set with the accent you hear in the movie. Just goes to show how talented Ben is.
I remember laughing at this when i was younger but was a nervous terrified laugh coz u had no idea what ben kingsley would do next he was brilliant init
I met Ben Kingsley in the street a few years ago. Such a nice guy, we had a little chat about he's films and sexy beast come up as one of my favourites.
I saw this when it came out (on VHS) and I couldn't get into it. Now I watch it and it looks like a masterpiece at every turn. I honestly think it was just too ahead of it's time
I always wanted a spin off movie after seeing this gem, just called 'Don Logan'. A prequel of sorts. I just wanted to see more of Kingsley's character up on screen I suppose.
The boy stared Ben Kingsley's character down and made him look away. The only person in the movie not afraid of him. Foreshadowing what happens in the end.
Interesting. That hadn't occurred to me. You might be on to something there. My interpretation had been that Don glanced away in disgust. The little drama between Gal and the boy was beneath him, not worthy of his attention. People tend not to look at people they feel no respect for. I hadn't noticed until someone pointed it out. Then I started noticing. My favourite example: a manager who had always shown me mild contempt, offered me congratulations when I got promoted. He shook my hand, looked way off to the side, and said, while still looking away, "Congratulations".
Among alpha males, this character is the alpha alpha. Conversely, his boss is even a level above that. I think that's why we never see those two in the same scene.
Kingsley said in interview that Sexy Beast was only film he ever made where not a single word of script dialogue was changed during filming. Brilliant writing.
He also said he based his character largely on his grandmother who he described as an awful person.
NO NO NO NO NO NO.
@@killemall69 *YES! YES! YES! YES! YES!*
You can look at the script on line and he's not wrong. Everything is in there, down to all the Cockney abbreviations. So instead of a line reading, '...it's very', it will just read, '....'svery'.
Who wrote it?
One of THE most underrated films ever. Ben Kingsley’s jarring performance reminds everyone of the worst person they ever met, and how helpless they made us feel.
Indeed. Classic mean bully behaviour. Most of us have experienced it at some point, whether in childhood or adulthood
@@ba8898 True we have all experienced it, Don Logan is the bullies bully.
Lol
This film is class and the acting top notch. However....have a look at the scenes in the kitchen....the mic is either is shot or its shadow is cast over Ray winstones face..... it's still a 10/10 film....and these errors just reinforce how small the budget and tight the schedule was.... I'm sure they'd have takes without these errors and opted for these ages based on how good the performances where. Ben kingselys part in this has now become the template that others try to copy.
If you think this film is underrated you should check out "Gangster No.1", which came out around the same time and for my money sits alongside Sexy Beast as the best UK crime film ever made. The protagonist is a complete psychopath like Kingsley here, but perhaps even scarier because he's more deranged.
My manager forcing me to do overtime
😂Thanks for that!
No, you're just going to have to turn this opportunity YES.
I say this quote to anyone who turns a beer down.
karl mccarthy n
Slipped in a “fat cunt “ in the argument 😂😂😂
@@bedford4383 ha! you and me both! Don has a quote for all occasions I find, except maybe visits to your gran. I don't think it's appropriate to call an old lady a 'c*nt'!
@@davidlean1060 "I had to sit down i was that perturbed..i was shaking like a leaf"
you could tell tha one to your gran.
The utter balls of casting Sir Ben as a heavy intimidating Ray Winstone was a masterstroke. Remember reading about this film before it came out and thinking they'd got the casting mixed up.
Gandhi playing a gangster!
Or Oscar Shindlers Accountant. Sir Ben's Character would have given Shindlers Accountant ' A Good Thumpin ya weak Bastard'.
Same thing when I read about Bryan Cranston playing Walter White, to me he was Hal off Malcolm In The Middle and there was no way it was going to work
Never thought of that, yep, absolute masterclas,scary as feck!!!
That laugh when he said that's why I thought of you.
Ben Kingsley is shockingly scary. What an actor.
Every scene he was in.....I felt sooo sorry for everybody around him. He was just TERRIFYING. What a performance.
Daniel Dunne ..it’s “Sir Ben” to us mere mortals;)
This is Gandhi when he starts sending nukes
The sheer fuckoffness of it all
He gets the job done. More swearing though surely. Ha ha!! 🤬🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
The way he laughs when he says "that's why I thought of you" 😂😂😂😂
That's him trying to put up a veneer of being friendly and sociable, but failing miserably.
There’s almost a pleading desperation in his laugh. His joke at Gal’s expense hides a genuine yearning for Gal to return. Idk whether it’s romantic or fraternal, but Logan has a genuine affection for Gal and is scared of his running away again, so he couches his request in intimidation and insults
How Ben Kingsley never won the Oscar for this performance is unreal
The academy should have turned the opportunity YES
The Oscars are too political, you, me and 7 billion other people know he won it fair and square.
I wrote wrong info...yes, he should've won, he was nominated for best Supporting and Broadent won
Broadbent probably won because of previous performances not really being recognized (especially his Mike Leigh films) but Kingsley may have been passed over
@@fredleeland2464 Good point.
He turned down Moltisanti. Had to pay.
I actually think Kingsley's performance is one of the best ever of anyone in any film. He genuinely disturbs you and is 100% that character.
There's a boy looking at us...👀
Mr Kingsley said that that's the only film he was in in which the script was kept completely intact. "I'm just going to have to turn this opportunity down.." - "no, you're just going to have to turn this opportunity YES!" .. so coldblooded.
Did he win an Oscar for this … well if he didn’t , he should’ve
"Hes 100 percent that character"
Well done. You successfully identified the point of acting.
yeah, he is the Gandhi who would drop nukes without loosing any sleep over it
I love how Glazer managed to capture that dead heat feeling the Spanish sunshine has. I feel my skin getting parched when I watch this film! I'm boiling, baking, sweltering.....
@Queso The Kid fan dabby dozy tastic!
Ive never been to Spain but your bloodywell right! I was dripping with sweat watching this!
@Queso The Kid thank you sir. You clearly enjoy the buzz, the sheer fuckoffness of it all, am I right!?
@@ylilycam ah man, it's beautiful. I love that dry, parched, middle of the day feeling in Spain. Depending on where you are, everyone is having their siesta. The sun is beating down and all you can hear are crickets and grasshoppers.
I agree, just watching this scene makes me want to jump in a pool. There's an old war time classic called Ice Cold in Alex, (it has the infamous Carlsberg scene at the end) I always felt that film portrayed the heat well too, I find myself gasping for extra fluids when watching that.
If you told me Ben Kingsley was playing a terrifying, evil gangster I would have laughed in your face. Then I saw this film. Masterful acting. Absolutely incredible.
He's always been terrifying in many a films.
What? He's literally one of the greatest actors of all time, why would you doubt his ability???? Is there something wrong with you?
Gangster? 😂 You mean one of the chaps?
This film was absolutely brilliant. 21 years later and it’s still amazing.
This film is criminally underrated.
No its not its pretty rated
It was acclaimed pretty much across the board
Shithouse saying its criminally underrated with a full stop
By who? I rate it very highly.
@@sarahdixon6011 I mean it’s not a well known film
Pure intimidation of the highest order. It comes off the screen straight at you like a freight train. Kingsley masterclass.
Anyone that can play the diverse characters of Ghandi and Don Logan to perfection is an acting masterclass.
And the accountant in Schindler's list
& house of sand & fog, & bugsy
"Your name's Rowntree, like Smarties, like Shaft."
Smarties are made by Rowntree, but Shaft was played by Richard Roundtree. Great bit of writing!
That of course fits so well, unstable but just a touch of the Old Kent Road
I love when writers say "Let's make something amazing" rather than "Let's make something the Yanks'll understand".
@@ryans756they invented movies lol
@@ryans756We invented football but loads of countries are now better than us
Smarties were made by nestle !! Oh yeah they were made by Roundtree
Talk to me, Gal. I'm here for you. I'm a good listener.
Look, Don...
Shut up!
😂😂😂
Hahahaha
👍
Fuck off wanker, you’re doing it
You focking wot?!
As brilliant, and scary, as Ben Kingsley is the real terrifying villain is Ian McShane’s Teddy Bass. Barely speaks a word but conveys sheer menace in every look and stare.
Can be a bit "whatever" that strong silent stereotype however he did make Gal feel awkward with his silence in the Porsche when Gal was struggling to find some change.......
sinister
He might have more power but Don’s quickness and consistent unpredictability sets him apart.
PS who thought of the title for that movie?!?!
Not sure whether there’s a Sexy Beast 2 that you’re taking about because Ian McShane’s performance was distinctly underwhelming, particularly in comparison to Kingsley.
both are brilliant...i am a Kraut who lived 5 years in Crawley...all these fantastic Brit movies helped me to increase my english... thanx to England and the english for the best time of my life...
All the best to you Roman 🙂i can guarantee that your English is 1000 times better than my German buddy
@@michaeldoughty1782 hold your head up and walk tall...all the best from Berlin
I live in Crawley. Sorry you had to go through that 🤣🤣
@@michaelgardiner5609 Yeah what a fate, eh? The very arse end of West Sussex.
Fulsome praise indeed from a squarehead 😜
Admit it: it was the sheer fuckoffness of it all that you liked, nicht wahr?
Ben deserved an oscar for this performance, especially when he got kicked off plane,
Ray has to be one of the all time greats. I love his work. Sexy Beast Is the greatest films Iv watched. Ray can bring a kind of vulnerability, transparency, and insight to his character that people generally do not show in our daily lives yet they do it in a way that doesn’t interrupt the believability of the performance. That’s a hard thing to articulate. Every moment, every gesture, every syllable spoken by this character is endlessly watchable, over and over. Ray & Ben deliver their lines with precision in this scene, well timed and beautifully inflected. But they also listen to everything that's being said and calculate their reactions accordingly. Top film.
44 Inch Chest is amazing. Ray is a legend.
The scene with him eating breakfast when Ian McShane first confronts him about Kingsley being missing is a perfect example of your summation. He portrays absolute terror while keeping a straight face
Mate this film is all about Kingsley
@@Ditka-89 yes indeed
And that's the same guy that played Ghandi.
Well one often forgets ghandi had his darkside too, especially when it came to girls of the younger persuasion.....
Every coin have two faces.
@@Gethsemanes like what? Sounds like bullshit
@@turningmememachine7256 go read about Ghandi, people would gift him their children. If you think he was just holding hands with those kids think again lol
@@VB-zx1yk source?
Kingsley's eyes are proper empty, but behind them lies murderous rage that can turn on you at any moment.
As terrifying as Don was, Ian McShane's Teddy was even worse in this.
He was the devil.
Lone Star yeah that's why even with big Don he nicked it just through sheer presence, pure menace , he did need Don's words
Totally agree, the scene where he only gives him a 10 or something is spooky.
McShanes' "Al Swarengen" (in Dead Wood) was beautiful evil as well, incredibly powerfully played.
I'm still sorry they stopped that show >:/
True. You knew what you were getting with Don. Totally in your face, what you see is what you get. But to be subject to one of Teddy's stares........
I never saw McShane blink once in any of his scenes......creepy
I was blown away by this when it came out. On one hand Ben Kingsley delivers a terrifying performance but it is also to a large degree convincing because of the great acting of how Ray Winstone REACTS to him. The sense of fear in those around Kingsley's character, who is so unnerving.
Billy Baldwin would have took sir Kingsley to acting school
Ben brought such depth to Don Logan's character. Apparently Ben himself decided that Don was a sociopath who was abused as a child, and is why the way he acts. Therefore Ben deeply sympathized/empathized with him. Incredible performance. Ray Winstone kills it too! You can sense the sheer tension of this scene before he says "C'mon Don."
Don does show humanity when he says “I love you” to Jackie, knowing he’s about to die. That’s the real reason he came over.
I would love a conversation between Don and Harry from "In Bruges."
I'd love it so long as I'm not in the same room.
You’d better hope it ain’t an old school shootout.
YOU'RE A FUCKING INANIMATE OBJECT
Throw Begbie into the mix.
Add Bricktop.
The shear fuck-off-ness of it all. Classic.
"...the usual bumflapperies..."
Real dialogue, accurate accents, none of Guy Ritchies mockney bullshit.
@00 Spool Your joking right? Guy Ritchie is a genius!
@@TONYMal-ee3vk ... innit
Guy Ritchie is a genius. End of
@@zedell1233 Geniuses don't make one terrible film for every good one. End of.
Brad pitt and Benicio do a great job in snatch though.
the real genius of don is how unstable he is, kingsley gives such an explosive and volotile performance and his character literally cant be forgotten or leave the film even before he arrives and after he's killed he jus cant be forgotten
Like Joe Pesci in Goodfellas: loose canon psychopath who is afraid of nothing and never doubts.
Yeah, the scene where he's talking to himself in the bathroom mirror, and you realize just how genuinely unhinged he is, not just tough boy front. O__O
ANGRY little man - turned up to 12 **shudder**
Jules Yo
@@zetetick395 "What does he think you're a cunt? I'll sort him out for you shall I it's not a problem...can't have that.".....pause.... (slams razor down and storms into their bedroom)
@@DeepScreenAnalysis
Yes, good comparison. Characters like this are frightening because they're psychopaths who essentially do not care. There's no filter, and no regard for consequences, therefore no safety margin.
Up there with Pesci's Goodfellas performance - quality
Have a word 😂
Small men.What can you say?
The bane of my life speaking from a well proportioned 6ft 3 inches.
Better
One of the most memorable lines from this film: Someones touched my front bottom 🤣.
Kingsley did an amazing job👍
"im just going to have to turn this oppertunity down"
"no you're just going to have to turn this oppertunity yes!"
i like how what he says dont even make sense, thats the exact sort of thing a crank like him would say.
Sounds like something Murray Hewitt would say.
Ray winstone is absolutely fantastic in this movie. He perfectly rides the line of submission to avoid conflict, without letting himself be too much of a pushover to completely exploit. Imo his best ever performance.
A very underrated film. It really is amazing. The acting, the dialogue, the scenery, and the soundtrack.
Not "underrated" and never was. lol
I saw this when it was first released. The aura in the theater whenever he was on screen was eye opening. Academy Award written all over it for Ben Kingsley and to a lesser degree, Ray Winstone. I can't recall a time when an antagonist (save Denzel Washington/Training Day) absolutely murdered their role. No redeeming values what-so-ever, yet, you can't take your eye off them. Thanks for sharing.
There are lots of great antagonists. Anton Chigurh, Bill "The Butcher" Cutting, Hannibal Lecter. I've never seen this movie. It looks good, I need to see it.
Begbie
tony
It's because everyone loves a good baddie.
Kingsley was so intimidating in this role it's hard to believe this is the same actor that played Ghandi ! He is an incredible chameleon.
or Itzhak Stern in Schindler's list.
Watch John Hurt in 44 inch chest, easily as much out of character as Ben Kingsley in this film.
Danny Baldwin took him to f&cking acting class
Ray Winstone told the story that he was eagerly awaiting to meet and work with Ben Kingsley who had been delayed in arriving on the movie set, due to completing a part in a prior movie. As Winstone tells it, when Kingsley finally did arrive, Ben was completely in character, no "Nice to meet you" or How do you do?" He was Don Logan from the very beginning.
Found this little gem in a bargain bin at my local music/video retail/rental many years ago, I don’t think the chain even exists anymore. I was already a huge fan of both Winstone and Kingsley and found this film just amazing. Still do. Beautiful location/house shots add a lot to the incredible atmosphere.
His character is actually like a Demon. One of the nastiest characters I've ever seen in a film! Brilliant!
Perceptive comment...
Channeling his inner Jew.
@@illegalewahrheiten2911 the fuck
The joke being at the very end, Don sniffs in condescension when the demon kicks in his grave!
@@charlesreynolds857 you're talking to a German... the gonorrhoea of the human race.
Sexy Beast is one of my favorite movies. Ben Kingsley's performance is one of the most terrifying I've ever experienced. Amazing. Amazing acting all around. What a wonderful film.
It just proves why Kingsley is in that elite tier of actor so few are. He can play a tough-as-nails, terrifying cockney gangster here, but then also play Hamlet...or Ghandi!
Kingsley as Don reminds me of a guy I worked with in construction. He was released on permanent parole after doing an 18year stretch. That jerky, unpredictable way, that insane laugh.
I won't mention names in case he ends up on my doorstep like Don ended up on Ray Winstone's door. 🥺😀
He might turn up. Just for the sheer fuckoffness of it!
I was astounded when I first watched this film. It was on a long haul flight and I rewatched it another two times. Still one of my favourite movies,....,,the acting performances, the screenplay, the script, the settings, the story all top notch!!
Don't you just love it when you are on a long-haul flight and you find a brilliant film int he selection.
The script is very good.
Legend has it that Ben Kingsley was young once.
Apparently Don Logan is on to play him.
He was 56/57 when this was filmed.
"Fenks for all that. Fenk you for finking of me"
Fanks 😂
One of my favorite movies. Ben Kingsley was phenomenal. A truly great actor.
Jonathan Glazer makes films that are worth watching, to say the least.
“I find this astonishing, your amazing, this is astounding”
*you're LEARN TO SPELL, you twat.
@@clvrswine What are you,an english teacher,,,twat
"it's the sheer fcuk-off-ness of it all"... Brilliant!
This is such an underrated movie. Simply amazing.
‘Peaches’ great tune, man. 👌🏼
Ben Kingsley as Don Logan and David Proval as Ritchie Aprile in the Sopranos are two of the most genuinely unhinged lunatics on screen. They make you forget you are watching actors. Proper characters. It's also great how they aren't main characters, just enough, never too much.
Cant beat Provals "Manson lamps"🤣
It's da Jackeeet.
Definitely. The acting is so good that you forget it's Ben Kingsley. No make-up to hide the fact it's Ben, just amazing work
don logan the sort of guy you dont want to spill your pint over in a pub.
Scott Lakey Don Logan and Begby glassing match who wins
Begbie wins
icowar it'd go to penalties.
I reckon the answer can be found at the bottom of a glass.
Begby wins, because he is the dumb uncontrolled violence type of psychopath. You never see Don Logan really get physically violent. It is all verbal and psychological intimidation and manipulation. Don Logan is an insecure little man, a blustering bully, not actually that powerful - why Teddy doesn't give a fuck what happened to him.
It's to Ian McShane's credit that he actually makes Teddy seem even more deranged than Don...
It because he never blinks when on screen. I have watched this film loads of times and I don't see McShane blink once! I may be wrong, but in two critical scenes, the first when he visits Gal at breakfast and the second when he kills tha banker in his home, Teddy doesn't blink.
Don is more impulsive and quick to react to things but Teddy is quiet and more methodical, they’re the type you want to look out for.
Yes, Kingsley is magnificent as Logan. But great credit should certainly go to Ray Winstone and Ian McShane for their stellar work.
@@floppabingussled There is not a weak performance in the entire film. Even the young spanish kid is believable. What I think is hilarious is th assortment of thieves they managed to cast. I recognise some of the faces from other movies and shows, but it must have been a lark casting the gang carrying out the raid. Every one of them looks like they have done porridge, as the Brits say!
"What are you staring at?" "The back of your head"
Everyone says Ben was terrifying but it’s ray winstone portrayal of being scared that really sells it.
A much underrated film with brilliant performances from both characters
Outstanding acting by Ben Kingsley, on of his best 👏👏👏👏👏
The lighting in this scene is TREMENDOUS.
That gorgeous Andalusian light. And the contrast when he gets to raining London is also tremendous.
@@TS50ER good comment
@@TS50ER I lived in Spain for a while and the film gets the light and heat so spot on, I miss the place when I watch the movie!
One of the best screenplays ever written.
Absolutely no padding or filler whatsoever. From the moment this film starts it's tense, and just ratchets it up from there...
PREPARATION PREPARATION PREPARATION
Proper Preparation Prevents Piss Poor Performance.
Loved when Ben said a monkey can do it thats why I thought of you. Then without missing a beat he retorted "cheers Don"
So brilliant. Freakin love this movie.
The build-up to meeting Don was one of the best build-ups to a character in cinematic history. THAT"S what made Don so terrifying
Clever touch by the director /producer when aitch and jackie ask gal if he is definitely retired cos they got a phone call, and gal laughs it off and says yes. But as soon as she says it was Don Logan, Gal and Deedee look sick to their stomach. Immediately the audience think "this don logan guy must be serious"
Big part of it, but not as strong as you suggest.
It's the way he walks and moves that clinches it.
Watched it must be 50 odd times xx
Me also and sooon to be again 9n afew hours. Kingsley is the king Midas of film wirld. 📼👑👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏🎥
From Gandhi to a psychopathic gangster…the very definition of range! Bravo! Bravissimo, Sir Kingsley! 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👍🏾❤️🙏🏾🇳🇵
"No you just have to turn this opportunity yes"
Don would make a good motivational speaker or personal trainer.
Bumflufferies should be in the dictionary
There's time yet man. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
It's in the urban dictionary. At least it's a start 😂
www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=bumfluffery
@@popeye9048 It was a phrase my old man used when he was trying not to swear in front of the kids!
@@davidlean1060 brilliant 😂👍🏻
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When I first watched this back in the day when they're in the restaurant I thought.. ok this Don bloke is coming over and Ray Winstone will bash him up with a couple of pool balls in a sock or something and that'll be that.. Don is definitely one of the best nut case villains ever, I don't even think Gary Oldman could get near Ben Kingsley on this part..
Don Logan is the best most realistic scary baddie of any gangster movie in my opinion (in fact probably any genre). Better than Scarface, better than anyone in Godfather, better than BrickTop, better than Joe Pesci in Goodfellas. The laugh at 0:18 is brilliant and the fact the same guy played Gandhi is incredible.
one of the best movies since 2000
This was a brilliant film and the many dialogues between Sir Ben Kingsley and Ray Winston reminded me of watching a Harold Pinter Play. It was just like watching live tennis with each other bouncing off each other!
that slight change in his expression at 0:46-0:47, immense
An incredible piece of acting, it would of been very easy to over act in this role, but Kingsley plays it so well
I love the ending when Don is even indifferent to Hell.
When Ray Winstone is the second most scary man in a scene you know that this film is something special and that Ben Kingsley is a man not to be trifled with
The 3rd
The brilliance of this movie is you think Don is evil only to find later that Teddy Bas is another level Evil beyond all expectations, Teddy is pure bad. Phenomenal writing, directing, casting and acting just fantastic
To go from Ghandi to NO NO NO NO NO NO NO and do them both so bloody brilliantly is incredible 👍 such a shame that with legends like this as examples we are living in the age of mediocrity 😩
He even does both together in YTP.
For me this is the greatest performance ever! The fact he’s a true thespian and the least intimidating human on Earth, yet Don Logan is maybe the scariest human ever to live! Incredible…
I saw this again on DVD recently and it is still a fantastic film. It is surely underrated and is ripe for rediscovery.
"I'm not exactly match fit" Winstone was a good stooge for the Psychopathic Kingsley
One of the most quotable films ever. I know it word for word. Stunning. Kingsley at his best, and stellar performances from everyone
Kingsley and Winstone are just incredible actors. This casting was a freaking home run
Reminds me of a time when films were amazing. Acting was an art and taken seriously
Ray said when Ben first appeared on set in character and started talking, Ray told Ben that his accent was not that of a criminal as he was too well spoken. The next day Ben came back to set with the accent you hear in the movie. Just goes to show how talented Ben is.
He also insisted on being called Sir Ben, for which Winstone ribbed him something rotten.
I remember laughing at this when i was younger but was a nervous terrified laugh coz u had no idea what ben kingsley would do next he was brilliant init
I met Ben Kingsley in the street a few years ago. Such a nice guy, we had a little chat about he's films and sexy beast come up as one of my favourites.
I like how he says 'this friday' he makes it sound like he's asking him to pick someone up from the hairdressers.
It can be annoying when a good scene gets cut from a film.
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*But I think this confused the narrative arc of "Gandhi".*
You can watch this film again and again and the unease never lessens. Exceptional writing and acting by everyone involved.
I saw this when it came out (on VHS) and I couldn't get into it. Now I watch it and it looks like a masterpiece at every turn. I honestly think it was just too ahead of it's time
Not bad Gandhi, not bad.
ben kingsley's played both the gandhi we remember from history in gandhi and the gandhi from civilization in sexy beast
Ben Kingsley is sheer quality from start to finish!!
A great film with Oscar winning performances from both guys. Brilliantly written and directed.
For me this gets better every time I watch it. Classic.
I always wondered how Rafael Nadal got his start.
Haha.
I always wanted a spin off movie after seeing this gem, just called 'Don Logan'.
A prequel of sorts. I just wanted to see more of Kingsley's character up on screen I suppose.
It's long been my no.1 movie. A work of absolute genius in every possible respect.
Just watching this film again for about the 10th time. I get something new every time. It's defo in my top 10 with Shawshank.
The boy stared Ben Kingsley's character down and made him look away. The only person in the movie not afraid of him. Foreshadowing what happens in the end.
Interesting. That hadn't occurred to me. You might be on to something there.
My interpretation had been that Don glanced away in disgust. The little drama between Gal and the boy was beneath him, not worthy of his attention.
People tend not to look at people they feel no respect for. I hadn't noticed until someone pointed it out. Then I started noticing.
My favourite example: a manager who had always shown me mild contempt, offered me congratulations when I got promoted. He shook my hand, looked way off to the side, and said, while still looking away, "Congratulations".
Hard disagree - Gal's wife is not afraid. She's the one who guns him down, after all.
And to think this guy played Gandhi. What a versatile actor. Brilliant!
I also got to watch this in Cinema. Honestly, the burning sun flying rock in the opening already made the movie a masterpiece.
Among alpha males, this character is the alpha alpha. Conversely, his boss is even a level above that. I think that's why we never see those two in the same scene.