daworldismine Review of The Long Firm

The Long Firm (2004)

a great insight into the British underworld of the 1960's

[9/10 · 5 February 2010]

this brilliant four part epic is a true masterpiece and a must see for anybody who likes gangland movies and TV series, the 1960's come alive here and you never question the era your in. but the best thing about the long firm is mark strong's portrayal of harry starks he's both charming and scary and one of the best performances iv'e seen in a British gangland tale, and him bieng homosexual is another great layer to this character that mark strong makes his own, the rest of the cast are great too, but this is mark strong's show and he owns it. the story is told from four peoples points of view, all recalling an event with harry starks that changed their life for ever. the writing is brilliant the directing top notch and the cast first rate, their is undeniably some inspiration from the krays here, and obviosly bieng set in the underworld expect some violence and swearing but its all done classy, thats what i love about the long firm its better than it thinks it is, a masterpiece and a must see