Gangster No.1 (DVD 2002)

FROM THE START OF THE FILM, IN THE GENTS TOILETS AT THE BOXING MATCH, TO THE VERY END AT THE APARTMENT BLOCK, THIS FILM GRABS YOU LIKE A ROTTWEILER, SHAKES YOU ALL OVER AND THEN SPITS YOU OUT. THE STORY OF THE RISE THROUGH THE RANKS OF ASPIRING CRIME LORD BETTANY IS GRIPPING. THE AUTHENTIC SETS AND CLOTHES ARE SPOT ON AND THE VIOLENCE, WHEN IT HAPPENS, LEAVES YOU BREATHLESS. THE EXCELLENT BETTANY IS WELL SUPPORTED BY DAVID THEWLIS, KENNETH CRANTHAM AND LATER ON MALCOLM MACDOWELL. THIS MAKES THE GOODFELLAS AND THE KRAYS LOOK LIKE MARTHA AND THE MUFFINS. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.