Face (1997)

In 1997, I was 8 years younger and could only appreciate the soundtrack my parents bought straight after seeing this astonishing film. How come didn't I think about watching it before? I don't know. See, it was only by coming across to it on TV lately, that I got to realize how much emotion you can get from a simple movie. Face is where you see incredible braveness shining in a gray, heavy, wet atmosphere. It is when you get the sensation you are part of a story so bad you cannot even remember your own identity, and the only thing that matters is the group you are following. i would say that Face is a moment in your life you spend nowhere, a moment, alone in a lifetime, that you can even not measure precisely. No seriously, it gets inside you , no matter what time in the day and never leaves you until you hear the wonderful "standing in your shadow" song of the end. An amazing time ,thanks to a bunch of charismatic actors and a great Andrea...

I just recently saw that Damon Albarn was in this movie and decided to order it, considering I wasn't able to find it to rent anywhere. It was fairly good, although I'm not one for crime movies or anything of the like. The only real reason I wanted to see it was because of Damon Albarn being in it, who I thought, regardless of how long he was in it, was brilliant as always. I liked the movie fair enough to at least watch it again.

"Face" is a gritty, bloody, visceral tale of a motley crew of professional robbers led by Carlyle and what happens when someone systematically steals their ill gotten gains. Carlyle and others deliver powerful performances in this drab, bleak action/drama about treachery, larceny, retribution, and the disintegration of a gang of thieves. Save a few plot holes, "Face" manages solid entertainment for those who can overlook the fact that the protagonist/hero is a thief and a killer.

"Face" was not a bad movie. The story was involving and the caper was exciting but the setting was pretty grim and the movie was rather violent. The robbers were audacious and the plot took some unexpected, entertaining twists. It seems that English movies, if not portraying the upper classes, portray a depressive squalor. It all seems so wet and dirty and everyone chain smokes. Maybe American movies portray our not-upper classes as louts wearing black leather and stubble also. The tough guy look of American movies has become cliched. Wouldn't you like to see a crime movie where the bad guy is not walking around dressed as "the bad guy". Why not a neon arrow pointing him out. If you were a bad guy would you wear the required black leather coat, not shave and smoke incessantly. There is a concept of being inconspicuous. Maybe if you contrast that to the good guy wearing a $4000 suit and driving a $50K car while working a $30K police job it doesn't seem so bad. I guess a bit of fantasy is required to enjoy this drivel.