The Limey follows Wilson, a tough English ex-con who travels to Los Angeles to avenge his daughter's death. Upon arrival, Wilson goes to task battling Valentine and an army of L.A.'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.
All of its style can't altogether conceal that director Steven Soderbergh doesn't have as much to work with here.
– Jay Carr,
Boston Globe,
1 Jan 2000
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A first-rate crime thriller and further proof that director Stephen Soderbergh is one of our great contemporary film stylists.
– Edward Guthmann,
San Francisco Chronicle,
18 Jun 2002
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An apparently simple movie that demands and rewards a deeper look.
– Liam Lacey,
Globe and Mail,
25 Apr 2003
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Those interested in more challenging work will find the film a unique meditation on the nature of Hollywood.
– Eleanor Ringel Gillespie,
Atlanta Journal-Constitution,
21 Feb 2004
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The crimer suffers from a slim, underdeveloped script by Lem Dobbs (who also write Kafka), but benefits from Soderbergh's astute direction that posits two 1960s cinematic icons, Brit Terrence Stamp and American Peter Fonda as long-time enemies.