Summary
Steven Soderberghis the rare auteur who doesn’t carry himself like an auteur.
Where most austere directors take extended gaps between projects,Soderbergh works prolifically, often releasing a film annually.
In nearly every instance,he reinvents genres without steering away from their satisfactory elements.
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Soderbergh’s acumen for genre-sampling and character-driven films peaked in 1999 withThe Limey, Soderbergh’sdreamlike spin on action-revenge thrillers.
Soderbergh’s film follows a similar formula.
As a career criminal, Wilson wreaks havoc because it’s in his blood.
An extremely volatile and dangerous Englishman goes to Los Angeles to find the man he considers responsible for his daughter’s death.
Even if his daughter were still alive, he was destined to embark on a path of rage.
CategorizingThe Limeyas a classical revenge thriller would be an erroneous claim.
Wilson, despite his rugged exterior, is emotionally unstable.
Is that Matt Damon?
From a human perspective, Dobbs' criticisms are reasonable.
Having your vision on the page be misinterpreted on the screen by the director is a frustrating prospect.
Because the medium is subjective, neither Soderbergh nor Dobbs are right or wrong in this discord.
Later, they become unsparingly brutal, causing the audience to revolt at the violence.
The balance between slick and grittiness is what separates Soderbergh from the pact.
Additionally, few directors would be as interested in commenting on Hollywood history as him.
Miraculously, he somehow stillmanaged to make an immensely rewarding crime thriller while reinventing the genre.
The Limeyis available to stream on Prime Video in the U.S.
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