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The limey

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Vengeance knows no boundary.

The limey follows Wilson (Terence Stamp), a tough English ex-con who travels to Los Angeles to avenge his daughter's death. Upon arrival, Wilson goes to task battling Valentine (Peter Fonda) and an army of LA's toughest criminals, hoping to find clues and piece together what happened. After surviving a near-death beating, getting thrown from a building and being chased down a dangerous mountain road, the Englishman decides to dole out some bodily harm of his own; and before his trip is through, all of Los Angeles will know that The Limey is in town.

Also starring Lesley Ann Warren as Elaine, Luis Guzman as Ed, Amelia Heinle as Adhara, Barry Newman as Avery, Nicky Katt as Stacy and Joe Dallesandro as Uncle John. Written by Lem Dobbs, directed by Steven Soderbergh.

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Studios and distributors:

Artisan Entertainment * 20th Century Fox

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Secret Agent Acid Thunder

Theatrical report

Y' know, I wouldn't want to be the bad guy in this one, wondering who this Wilson is, and why he causes such a stir among my minions. One thing the bad guy would know: Wilson is not a happy camper.

[NB: Wilson is not the same Wilson that starred in Cast away - Director of Intelligence]

In a way, The limey is very much like Payback - a crim comes back to exact revenge on crims that have no honour - except that this guy lost his daughter and was only looking for the truth. Poor guy. Then again, crime doesn't pay. Remember that, kiddies.

I really liked The limey. Terence Stamp shows true grit in the grimly determined pommy dad. The only thing that gave me pause is that the USA doesn't like having ex-cons enter the country (there are enough of them there already), so how did Wilson manage it?

Hmmm... maybe crime does pay...