![]() Developed by “The Sopranos” writer Michael Caleo, “Sexy Beast” traces the lead-up to Gal’s falling out with Don, time behind bars and marriage to Deedee (Sarah Greene), who will eventually follow him to the Iberian Peninsula. Gal’s literal partner in crime is his childhood friend Don (Emun Elliott), who fans may remember as Ben Kingsley’s ferocious, foul-mouthed intruder into Gal’s Spanish idyll. ![]() This “Sexy Beast” is a straightforward prequel, swapping James McArdle in for Winstone as a younger version of Gal, a native son of London’s East End who makes his living as a small-time thief. But the film’s new adaptation, an eight-episode series of the same name on Paramount+, never escapes its predecessor’s shadow. The 2000 crime drama “ Sexy Beast,” which stars Ray Winstone as a former gangster dragged out of his post-prison retirement in Spain, in fact holds up quite well - a compact, funny, philosophical take on the past’s refusal to stay in the past. The director Jonathan Glazer is currently touring the international awards circuit in support of his harrowing Holocaust drama “The Zone of Interest.” In theory, it’s a good time to revisit the British auteur’s debut feature, especially since Glazer has only four films to his name.
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