L4yer Cake is crap, avoid...like the plague

...however if faced with both--choose the plague (they have a cure for that). I had Leah Netflix L4YER CAKE because it the was the film that made the Bond producers pick Daniel Craig to play the new 007. I read the plot online, it sounded interested. A drug dealer decides to stop but can't until his last (very screwed up) last deal is resolved. Now, this dealer isn't some cracked out drop-out standing outside a 7-11. No, this man is refined and smart. He lives in a posh section of England. He doesn't like getting his hands dirty...he's never even used a gun. So far, this should be great.

The reality is, this film is a mess. Because it's a very, very British production...it's very hard to follow the dialogue. Okay, fine. I can handle a little anglo confusion...but the plot is like a ping pong ball. There are several interesting developments that go nowhere. Craig's character (who isn't ever really named) is assigned with the task of finding his boss's boss's daughter. Great, on top of everything this poor guy has to track down a rich drugged out runaway. This never happens, it's a farce. A red herring. This thing is an hour and forty minutes and it drags...and drags...in fact, as I write this...it's still going on. How is it possible for me to be this bored/apathetic about the movie described above? I don't know. The movie is very similar to Guy Richie's (you know Madonna's boy) cinematic abortions (minus the quaint, somewhat entertaining humor and quirky characters). Chief O'brien from Star Trek is in this movie. That should be warning enough (sorry Colm).

I thought I'd be able to reccomend this film to my little sister (who is currently infatuated with Craig)...but honestly, you get to see the guy without his shirt off...and that's about it. You see more of him in CASINO ROYALE. Go see that (or go see it again). Skip L4YER CAKE, there is a reason you've probably never heard of this film.