DVD Review: "LAYER CAKE" Score B

English gangster films seem somewhat similar and this one doesn't disappoint. Drug dealing has taken over the crime wave of killing and stealing because its so much more profitable. Daniel Craig's nameless character wants to get out and is forced to do one more deal as his money is being laundered. However his big boss sets him on more than one task in finding a missing girl on top of selling 1 million stolen pills. The owners of the stolen pills wants them back as well as the head of the guy who stole them. As a middle man Craig is caught between it all. Double crosses and killings abound as he tries to just get out of it all. This film is acted well and directed with purpose and in the end its an effective crime film. The ending is a bit on the nose and in viewing the alternate endings shows that their is indeed a better take to how to end it. Intriguing though is how we go through the whole film following Craig's character and through the great writing his name is never revealed (the credits just list him as XXXX). Smart film. Check it if you dig crime drama's with some twists.