44 Inch Chest
- Director: Malcolm Venville
- Writer: Louis Mellis; David Scinto
- Producer: Richard Brown; Steve Golin
CGiii Comment
Think: Ian McShane reprising his Villain role...after he has been released from prison - 40 years later...sounds good...unfortunately, that's where the comparison ends.
This should have been much better than it is - the writing is mostly moronic and the uninspiring direction leaves a stellar cast grappling with nothing more than the tatters of a once fine piece of cloth.
Most of the actors over-act to the point of becoming violently pungent ham - that's entirely the stagey directors' fault.
Not a patch on Sexy Beast or Villain.
Trailer...
The(ir) Blurb...
Colin is in agony, shattered by his wife's infidelity. However, he has friends who do more than stand by -- they kidnap the wife's French lover and hold him prisoner so that Colin can restore his manhood with revenge. A kangaroo court takes place and as the situation escalates Loverboy's life hangs in the balance as Colin wrestles with revenge, remorse, grief and self pity, all the while egged on by his motley crew of friends who just want him to get on with it so they can get down the pub.
Cast & Characters
Ian McShane as Meredith;
John Hurt as Old Man Peanut;
Ray Winstone as Colin Diamond;
Tom Wilkinson as Archie;
Joanne Whalley as Liz;
Dave Legeno as Brighton Billy;
Steven Berkoff as Tippi;
Stephen Dillane as Mal;
Melvil Poupaud as Loverboy;
Edna Doré as Archie's Mum;
Andy de la Tour as Biggie Walpole;
Ramon Christian as Boy on sofa