Sunday, December 9, 2012

The Hot Potato

When a facility owned by GB's Ministry of Defence is destroyed, Danny and Kenny come into possession of a lump of Uranium discovered in the debris.

As soon as they realize what they have, they try to sell it. This involves meeting with an array of shady characters across Europe (in Bruges, Ostend, Luxembourg, Rome etc.) all the while being 'helped' by a German named - wait for it - Fritz. And everyone knows you can't trust a German (the filmmakers' words, not mine).

The film is based on true events (or so they claim) and is a throwback to 1960s crime caper films featuring a wonderful cast. My favorite(s): 'the twins' and, obviously, Ray Winstone.

6/10

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