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Layer Cake (also occasionally stylised as L4YER CAKƐ) is a 2004 British crime film directed by Matthew Vaughn, in his directorial debut. The screenplay was adapted by J. J. Connolly from his novel of the same name. The film's plot revolves around a London-based criminal known as XXXX, played by Daniel Craig, working in the trade of cocaine who wishes to leave the drug business. The film also features Tom Hardy, Colm Meaney and Sienna Miller.

The film was produced by Adam Bohling, David Reid and Matthew Vaughn, with Stephen Marks as executive producer. The title refers to the social strata, especially in the British criminal underworld.

Plot

The protagonist XXXX (the film never mentions his name) is a London cocaine distributor who operates with the care and professionalism of a legitimate businessman. His chief associates are Morty and Gene, his liaisons to mob boss Jimmy Price. Just as XXXX is ready to retire from criminal life, Jimmy demands of him two tasks.

The first is to track down Charlie, an associate’s drug-addicted runaway daughter. XXXX enlists con men Cody and Tiptoes, who determine Charlie has apparently been kidnapped but no ransom made.

The second is to oversee the purchase of one million ecstasy tablets from low-level gangster “the Duke.” Unbeknownst to XXXX, the Duke and his crew have stolen the pills from an infamous gang of Serbian war criminals.

XXXX meets the Duke’s feckless nephew Sidney and shares an attraction with Sidney’s girlfriend Tammy. XXXX tries to broker the sale of the pills to Liverpool gangsters Trevor and Shanks but they refuse, informing him of the pills’ origin and that the vengeful Serbians have sent an assassin, Dragan, to recover the pills and kill the thieves. As the Duke had mentioned his name to the Serbians, XXXX is also a target.

XXXX arranges a tryst with Tammy but is kidnapped and brought to mob boss Eddie Temple. Eddie explains that Charlie is his daughter, who he has recovered; Jimmy, having recently lost a fortune through Eddie, wanted her as a hostage until Eddie recouped his losses. Eddie gives XXXX a recording revealing Jimmy to be a long-time informant for Scotland Yard, who intended to betray XXXX to the police once the pills were sold, thereby gaining clemency and XXXX’s own wealth. Eddie demands that XXXX sell him the pills instead.

Furious, XXXX kills Jimmy at his home. Confronted by Gene and Morty, he shares the evidence of Jimmy’s betrayal, and the pair acknowledge him as the new acting boss. Gene shows them the corpse of the Duke, whom his unnamed henchman killed in the wake of the disastrous pill robbery. XXXX attempts to lure Dragan into an ambush but fails, and promises to recover the pills.

Sidney brings XXXX to the Duke’s crew’s hideout, and as they bargain for the pills, the police arrive. The criminals barely escape the raid, and Dragan watches from afar as the pills are confiscated. However, XXXX arranged for the raid, with Cody and Tiptoes posing as officers to secure the pills. XXXX delivers the Duke’s severed head to Dragan as a peace offering; satisfied, Dragan reports to the Serbians that the police have seized the drugs.

When XXXX and his crew arrive at Eddie’s warehouse to sell the pills as arranged, Eddie’s henchmen relieve them of the drugs at gunpoint, and Eddie welcomes him “to the layer cake” of the criminal hierarchy. Having anticipated this double-cross, XXXX has arranged for Trevor and Shanks to steal the drugs back from Eddie’s men. The gang assembles for lunch at the Stoke Park Country Club, honoring their new boss; nevertheless, XXXX follows through on his decision to retire. With Tammy on his arm, he exits the club, and is shot by the jilted but apologetic Sidney. XXXX collapses, contemplating his uncertain fate.

Cast

Production

Filming began in June 2003. Queen's Gate Mews, SW7, was used as the filming location for the home of Daniel Craig's character XXXX.^[2]

Soundtrack

The Rolling Stones song "Gimme Shelter" also features in the film but does not appear on the soundtrack album.

Release

Box office

Critical response

Craig's starring role in the film has been cited as the performance that led to his high-profile casting as James Bond.^[9]

Home media

Layer Cake was released on DVD and VHS on 23 August 2005 and on Blu-ray in 2007. It was also re-released in 2014.

Continuation

References

1. ^{{cite web | url=http://bbfc.co.uk/releases/layer-cake-2004-1 | title=LAYER CAKE (15) | work=British Board of Film Classification | date=10 August 2004 | accessdate=4 September 2014}}
2. ^Mews News. Lurot Brand. Published Spring 2010. Retrieved 20 September 2013.
3. ^¹{{cite web | url= http://www.the-numbers.com/movies/2005/LCAKE.php | title=Layer Cake (2005) | work=the-numbers | accessdate=18 August 2011}}
4. ^¹{{cite web | url= http://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=layercake.htm | title=Layer Cake (2005) | work=Box Office Mojo | accessdate=18 August 2011}}
5. ^{{cite web | url= http://www.metacritic.com/movie/layer-cake | title=Layer Cake | publisher=CBS | work=Metacritic | accessdate=18 August 2011}}
6. ^¹{{cite web|url=http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/layer_cake/ |title=Layer Cake | publisher=Flixster | work=Rotten Tomatoes |accessdate=27 October 2012}}
7. ^¹{{cite web|url=http://www.metacritic.com/film/titles/layercake |title=Layer Cake | publisher=CBS | work=Metacritic |date=13 May 2005 |accessdate=27 October 2012}}
8. ^{{Cite web|url=https://www.sfgate.com/movies/article/Nothing-sweet-about-Layer-Cake-thugs-2615228.php|title=Nothing sweet about 'Layer Cake' thugs|last=|first=|date=|website=SFGate|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=}}
9. ^{{cite web|last=Vineyard |first=Jennifer |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1590177/20080630/story.jhtml |title=Daniel Craig's Role As James Bond Allowed Him To Become A 'Fool' – Movie News Story | MTV Movie News |publisher=MTV.com |date=30 June 2008 |accessdate=27 October 2012}}
10. ^{{cite web|last1=Prudom|first1=Laura|title=Jason Statham to Star in TV Drama ‘Viva La Madness’ from Gaumont|url=https://variety.com/2015/tv/news/jason-statham-viva-la-madness-j-j-connolly-1201596003/|website=Variety.com|accessdate=17 September 2015}}

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