This linked pair of scenes show why Ben Kingsley got so much attention, including an Oscar nomination, for his work in Sexy Beast. In the first part he's the barely-under-control psychopath that he portrays for much of the film; in the second, he's a supremely smooth and facile liar, talking his way out of trouble with a story just plausible enough to free him. It's the breadth of the range within one character that really stands out. And yeah, I know it's an old movie by now, but let's face it, if you're here for the absolute latest in the arts you're not in the right place. But you knew that.
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