bowmanblue The Business tells the tale of a small time wannabe gangster Frankie (Danny Dyer) in the eighties who goes to Spain and hooks up with some bigger (and nastier) gangsters. It's not the most inspiring premise, but it was made (what seems like) long enough ago when Danny Dyer could actually carry a film on his own.Nowadays it seems like the words 'Danny' and 'Dyer' means a box office turkey in move-going terms, but The Business is an early exception to the now goes-without-saying Dye rule.The glitzy, sunny Spanish sets, combined with the horrible characters Dyer has to converse with (yes, even more horrible than Dyer himself) and the thumping eighties soundtrack, actually make The Business an enjoyable little British gangster flick. It may not be Goodfellas, but it has a few 'Joe Pesci' moments along the way which will leave you squirming. It may also not be up to the standard of Lock Stock and Snatch, but if you're looking for some hard-nosed entertainment for an hour and a half, you could probably do worse (such as Danny Dyer's more recent films!).http://thewrongtreemoviereviews.blogspot.co.uk/

meldavies74 Yes, the soundtrack plays a HUGE part in this film, but I still believe the storyline and cast are just as important.The idea of moving abroad has always appealed to me, and what better place to venture than the 'Costa del Crime' ha ha! Charlie's Bar, here I come!But in all seriousness, I found the plot and filming locations very believable. I'm sure there were (perhaps still?) lots of back handers to keep the locals happy. Danny Dyer is tarnished with this rough, ready and sometimes mediocre actor, but he plays his part excellent in this film. It's just a shame that his working relationship with Tamir continued as their other films could not compete with this.Anyway, can't stay around too long to write, "the Dutch are here...".

patrick powell The Business is rather like fast food: eating it is pleasant enough, but it's nothing special, really, and at the end of it, you rather wish you'd held out for something rather more sophisticated. For what it is, The Business isn't half bad. The trouble is, however, that what it is is nothing particularly special. The main things which makes it stand apart from any number of similar films is that the gangsters are British, the attitude is British and the humour is British. Ironically, for a film that is largely derivative, it is well-made and if writer/director Nick Love doesn't seem to have too many original ideas - at least on this showing - he does have a good cinematographer's eye. The screenplay is a little wayward (and even watching the DVD's deleted scenes didn't help in finding out why so much was unexplained. And, frankly, one or two aspects of the plot were ludicrous: the gunning down of three Dutch gangsters in the street didn't elicit any interest from the police. And why does nothing come of the would-be raid to murder the mayor when one of the Brit gangsters literally loses his head? But then perhaps I am expecting things from this film it was never expected to deliver and really can't be bothered to deliver. Fast food, you see. It might, nutritionally be b******s, but it does the business if that's your bag. The Business, its dialogue, the language, the women, the motivation - everything about it, really - reminded me of a lads' mag transposed to the silver screen. You could just see all the wannabes in the audience troop out of the cinema and get into their souped-up ten-year-old Fords and for a moment or two pretend they are Frankie driving a Porsche along in Southern Spain. This film isn't deep, but then it wasn't intended to be. It does, as the ad says, what it says on the tin, and, I suppose, it does it rather well.

RickHarvey You don't need a brain to understand this. But saying that, it can lead to arguments. Many people enjoy films that are easy to watch while some seem to find it offensive to there intellectual brains. Not all films have to be on a serious note. The business doesn't try to be an scarface or an Godfather. Sure it has many references towards scarface but it doesn't want to be an classic, it just wants to entertain and that the most important factor of any film, entertainment.The film is cliché but it don't matter about that as the characters are entertaining. There not the most in depth characters you'll ever come across neither can you relate to them but the use of language that they often express can make situations humorous. The film is backed by an cool 80s soundtrack trying to hit the same notes as scarface. The soundtrack is easily forgettable. The cast also works well. Sure there not the greatest actors but there fun to watch and you totally know what to expect from them.On the other hand, some lines will make you cringe for example " he so hard even his nightmares are afraid of him". This is where Nick Love shows his weakness and immaturity. This is an line which an 13 year old would write. The narrating from Danny Dyer's character seems out of place. His tone of voice is totally contrasted from his attributes and body language. They don't fit together. I'm not an huge fan of Dyer's acting abilities but none less , he manages to entertain. All he needs is more roles like the Borstal boy rather than being type-casted.Overall the film is enjoyable to watch. It has no plot but that don't matter . Unless your one of those so called people with intellectual brains who thinks all films so be made just for them,if not then you have nothing to fear and should watch this film for the hell of it.