Layer Cake - 5

In a similar vein to Trainspotting it is a crime caper with a little bit of philosophical introspection. The story is about a character, who is too clever to reveal his name, that wants to retire from selling cocaine. His bosses think otherwise. He ends up needing to fight for his life because of the stupidity of others. This is where his cleverness comes in, well...that and a bit of luck. The film is complex enough to be hard to follow at points but then comes back around to make sense. The audience is in a constant guessing game of who is really conning who. The cinematography is really crisp and clear which makes the whole film very vivid. It almost makes you want to get into the crime business, but only for a second, until you realize you'd last about a day. The film is fun to watch and the ending is funny only because of the irony of the sub-plot (really just a fleeting moment) of the film.