movie poster for GANGSTER NO 1

Flicks ID

9362

Cert

18

Running time

98 mins

Country

Language

Format

DVD

GANGSTER NO 1 (2000)

PAUL MCGUIGAN

Plot

It's 1968 and Gangster is in the employ of one of London's big boys, Freddie May. Gangster is completely without morality or remorse and as a consequence very good at his job, the only flaw in his life is that he wants to be Number One. Gangster hatches a plan which sees him achieve his goal and put Freddy away for a very long time, but eventually he will have to face his old boss again. 'Gangster No 1' is a hard, brutal, minimalist movie more reminiscent of the Get Carters and Long Good Fridays of yesteryear than the vast flood of British mob flicks we have endured over the last couple of years.