Layer Cake is a movie directed by Matthew Vaughn in 2004 and based on the book of the same name by J.J. Connolly, first published in 2000. The movie features Daniel Craig, Tom Hardy, Jamie Foreman, Sally Hawkins, Burn Gorman, Brinley Green, and others.
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“The movie is better than the book”
But the book is worth reading.
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Storyline
A London cocaine distributor operates with the care and professionalism of a legitimate businessman. His chief associates are Morty and Gene, his liaisons to mob boss Jimmy Price. Just as he is ready to retire from criminal life, Jimmy demands of him two tasks. The first is to track down Charlie, an associate’s drug-addicted runaway daughter. The second is to oversee the purchase of one million ecstasy tablets from low-level gangster ‘the Duke’.
Movie vs Book
Year
2004
Minutes
105
Movie Rate
7.30
Source: IMDb
Year
2000
Pages
344
Book Rate
7.98
S: Goodreads
Book
Layer Cake
Author: J.J. Connolly
Country: England
First published in: 2000
Length: 344 pages
Genre: Fiction
User polls & recommendations
“Every adaptation has things you have to leave behind in service of creating a cinematic idea that embodies the essential values of the book.”
EDWARD NORTON (Actor, Filmmaker)
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