Layer Cake Critic Reviews

Fast, convulsive, and densely exciting new British gangster thriller.Read the full review

Craig is fascinating here as a criminal who is very smart, and finds that is not an advantage because while you might be able to figure out what another smart person is about to do, dumbos like the men he works for are likely to do anything.Read the full review

Smartly put together, with interesting characters and caustic wit.Read the full review

It's a stylish and classic gangster saga about the clashing of rival empires.Read the full review

The newest in British gangland entertainment and the tastiest in years.Read the full review

The director Vaughn has a flair not merely for action and ambiance but also for character.Read the full review

There's a proper lived-in believability about Layer Cake's depiction of how the worlds of the rich, the criminal and the criminally rich intersect.Read the full review

There's a lot here to feed crime-fiction enthusiasts.Read the full review

A crime drama in a special class.Read the full review