All Things To All Men (2013)

★ 4.3 1h 24m IMDb
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A thief is caught up in a deadly game of cat-and-mouse between a maverick cop and London crime boss.

All Things To All Men

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Cast

Toby Stephens
Toby Stephens as Riley Age 57 · Fitzrovia, London, England, UK Toby Stephens (born April 21, 1969) is an British actor of stage, film, and television. He is best known for his roles in Die Another Day (2002), Jane Eyre (2006), Black Sails (2014 – 2017), and Percy...
Rufus Sewell
Rufus Sewell as Parker Age 58 · Twickenham, England, UK Rufus Frederik Sewell (born 29 October 1967) is an English actor. In film, he has appeared in The Woodlanders, Dangerous Beauty, Dark City, A Knight's Tale, The Illusionist, Tristan and Isolde, and Ma...
Gabriel Byrne
Gabriel Byrne as Joseph Corso Age 75 · Dublin, Ireland Gabriel James Byrne (born 12 May 1950) is an Irish actor. He has received a Golden Globe Award and nominations for a Grammy Award, two Primetime Emmy Awards and two Tony Awards. Byrne was awarded the ...
Leo Gregory
Leo Gregory as Dixon Age 47 ​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Leo Gregory (born 22 November 1978) is an English film and television actor. He has appeared in many films such as Green Street, Stoned, Act of Grace, Daylight...
Terence Maynard
Terence Maynard as Sands Age 57 · Liverpool, England, UK Terence Maynard is an English actor who is best known for appearing in the series Coronation Street. He portrayed the role of “Tony Stewart” in the show and appeared in it for more than a decade. Simi...
Julian Sands
Julian Sands as Cutter Died 2023 · Otley, Yorkshire, England, UK Julian Sands (4 January 1958 — 13 January 2023) was an English actor, amassing a significantly successful career in film, television, and stage, gaining recognition for his roles in various British fi...

Audience Reviews

clyde e collins 6/10 Mar 24, 2015
**Fundamentals, reception.**

1. British live action feature length film, 2013, NR, 84 minutes, drama, crime, thriller.
2. IMDB: 4.4/10.0 from 595 audience ratings. Estimated budget: 3 million PS.
3. Rotten Tomatoes: 29% on the meter; 74% wanted to see it from 107 audience ratings.
4. Netflix: 3.1/5.0 from 13,817 audience ratings.
5. Starring: Gabriel Byrne as Joseph Corso, Rufus Sewell as Parker, Julian Sands as Cutter, Toby Stephens as Riley, Gil Darnell as Adrian Peters, Pierre Mascolo as Mark Corso, Terence Maynard as Sands, Ray Polhill as Paul Myers, Leo Gregory as Dixon.

**Setup and Plot**

1. Set in modern day London, UK. The issues are criminal activities versus police responses. Riley moves stolen diamonds. Joseph Corso is a crime boss, the 'Merchant' of London; Cutter is his henchman. Mark Corso (Joseph's son) seems to be running drugs, and doing them as well. Parker, Dixon, and Sands are on the New Scotland Yard/Metropolitan Police side of the issues.
2. By squeezing Mark on cocaine possession, Parker and friends leverage his father Joseph into trapping Riley, who has been skirting Joseph's rules of order. The plans move forward, glacially. Joseph wants his son safe, well-treated, and preferably free; Parker wants Riley in jail and off the streets. At least that is the first story.
3. Joseph sets up Riley to do 'one more job' that is a complicated heist that has to be done lightning fast. Parker gets Mark back to Joseph. Joseph tells Mark that he is retiring as the Merchant, but that succession is unlikely since Mark is a known addict. So, the stage is fully set.
4. Given the complicated arrangements, something is bound to break down. Will the cops keep faith with Joseph on the deal? Will Joseph help Riley just enough to get him caught? Will Mark pull a wild card out? Will Riley diagnose the whole setup and get free of it? Where does the difference start between normal police procedure and straight up corruption?

**Conclusions**

1. One line summary: Endless betrayals mark this dark anti-procedural crime film.
2. Three stars of five.

**Scores**

1. Cinematography: 8/10 A bit too dark for me, but presumably done for effect. Focus and framing and the like were just fine.
2. Sound: 8/10 The tension building from the background music was good, and the actors seemed to be miked OK.
3. Acting: 6/10 Normally I like Byrne, Sewell, and Sands. They were fairly good here as well, although perhaps the material was not enough of a challenge for them. I like Toby Stephens as a comedian in television (Vexed) and film (Severance), but not so much as a dramatic actor. I kept expecting a flippant remark or seven together with a sneering smile. Terence Maynard was rather good, and I liked Leo Gregory's performance.
4. Screenplay: 5/10 How does Riley get shot in the abdomen then can keep going with high-stress muscular maneuvers for a good continuous 20 minutes afterwards? This seems unlikely. The heist succeeding seemed unlikely. The wrong amount of valuables being in the vault open for inspection seemed ridiculous. Normal police discovery seemed to be almost absent. The ending (and much of the plot) reminded me of LA Confidential. This worked in the year in which LA Confidential was set, but not so much in 2013. Perhaps worst of all, the 84 minute play time felt like 130.

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