hyped garbage

The acting in this movie is really good.

True to its essence, the characters remain on the same line and manage to entertain the viewer, each highlighting their own distinctive qualities or touches.

It's simply great fun, a winsome film and an occasionally over-the-top luxury fantasy that never flags.

I feel I have to write this review to balance out the low scores. I saw this film around 2006, and loved it the first time. I have probably watched it about 10 times since then, recently buying the blu-ray and enjoying it again in full 1080p. The story itself is quite gripping, with some interesting twists and turns. It builds up following the success of the characters and then brings everyone back down to earth with a crash. The characters are very strong, Charlie, Frankie in particular make a great duo and Sammy making an excellent psychopathic thug. Danny Dyers narrative is full of great quotes and is a welcome addition to the story - "better to be someone for a day than no-one for a lifetime". There are plenty of witty comments and put-downs throughout the film. The film itself may not be a 100% accurate take on the 80's, but the bright glossy filmography, the clothes (Frankie's Fila polo and shorts), the soundtrack, the clubs all adds up to successfully transport you back to a hedonistic period of the 80's. If I have anything bad to say about the film is that the second half is just not as good as the first half, but even so, still a great British/Cockney wide-boy film that I can still watch over and over.

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.

This has to be one of my favourite films ever, Danny gorgeous Dyer and his good friend Tamear hussain team up in Nick loves brilliantly filmed the business, love the eighties any way and it was my era but the music the clothes and the cars in the film bring the memories flooding back of carefree happy days, Just like the film ,great direction and superbly acted through out this film is the best! superb casting for the characters who are all portrayed to an high standard,plenty of nutters in the film which always helps some great lines and action seated with humour and true reality of drugs and the vapours given from them.Would recommend any body to buy this film and would also defy them not to like it.

"The Business" is basically your run of the mill "from rags to riches and back to the gutter"-gangster-story, that's been delivered to you since the 30's. The plot even has the femme fatal, which is desired by the hero, but "belongs" to his nemesis. The drug-trafficking, partying and cocaine sniffing is shown here in a realistic way, which isn't something one should take for granted. Memorable is a disturbing image of a head on a stake, which comes quiet surprising and shocking. All 4 lead actors (and even some of the others) deliver 100% and are great to watch. Geoff Bell in particular gives a real terrifying performance. What a great face!He could be a James Bond from hell.But as i said, they're all worth the time watching this. The general plot is very weak, though, and the ending is rather disappointing. The final clash between the hero and his tormentor under a sewer is rather ridiculous and gives the impression of being created in lack of better ideas. The payoff is very weak. If you can live with that, "The Business" is great fun, but not a good movie.