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#NowWatching "The Long Good Friday"
"The Long Good Friday" remains one of the best gangster films ever made. Even just in terms of pure filmmaking, it's a ruthlessly efficient piece of work with a powerhouse central performance from Bob Hoskins.
"The Long Good Friday" remains one of the best gangster films ever made. Even just in terms of pure filmmaking, it's a ruthlessly efficient piece of work with a powerhouse central performance from Bob Hoskins.
"The Long Good Friday" is also one of the great snapshots of the early Thatcher era, a vision of Britain on the cusp of the eighties, caught between its past and future.
Enchanted by visions of bringing American capitalism in Europe, but haunted by the legacy of its empire.
Enchanted by visions of bringing American capitalism in Europe, but haunted by the legacy of its empire.
As played by Hoskins, Harold is the perfect avatar of the moment.
Harold is a gangster wearing a mask of legitimacy and aspiration, but with only a white suit jacket and a glass of prosecco separating him from his more violent impulses.
Literal gangster capitalism.
Harold is a gangster wearing a mask of legitimacy and aspiration, but with only a white suit jacket and a glass of prosecco separating him from his more violent impulses.
Literal gangster capitalism.
"Colin never hurt a fly. Well... only when it were necessary."
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