Wilson (Terrence Stamp) is an angry man. You probably would be too if you'd just been released from a nine-year stretch at Her Majesty's pleasure, only to receive a news clipping from one of your daughter's friends telling you about her suspicious, fiery demise. In Wilson's case the release of this anger comes from crossing the Atlantic, meeting his daughter's friends and killing the suspicious character that made him angry in the first place.
The Limey is yet another masterpiece from director Steven Soderbergh, the man who brought us Traffic, Out of Sight and Sex, Lies and Videotape (alright, he did Erin Brockovich too, but everyone is entitled to one mistake). As in his previous work, Soderbergh explores unusual ways of building character and story. In the case of The Limey he splices footage from Poor Cow (one of Terrence Stamp's first films) over stories Wilson tells the people he meets in LA. Whilst this is a little eerie, it adds a lot of depth to the film (Soderbergh stated he probably would never have made The Limey if he couldn't use footage from Poor Cow). The Limey is a very awesome action/thriller that (at the time of writing) is yet to receive cinema release in Canberra. Go and see it.

An excellent cast holds up this otherwise US 'flag waving' story of Carl Brashear (Cuba Gooding Jnr.), the first black American to become a US Navy master diver against (predictable) bigotry and resistance led by a senior officer and administered by tough, hard drinking master diver De Niro. Quite watchable entertainment and in parts inspirational in content but altogether less satisfying than its promise and potential.