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In this classic British movie, Caine plays Jack Carter, a
hard man from London who travels north to Newcastle to discover
the cause of his brother's death.
Along the way he not only upsets his current mob boss, but
also the locals who set out to show the southern "softy" about
real crims.
It's a fatal mistake, as our lad is not as soft as his accent
suggests and he goes about solving the mystery with barely
a sweat raised.
Get Carter starts slowly and then gently increases
the action accelerator. By the climax of the movie, things
are moving so quickly you would swear that 1964 Austin A40
Farina was a new model McLaren.
Filmed in 1971, the movie does have the long sideburns and
revolting hairstyles, but don't let them put you off. It is
pure gritty British drama at its best and casts a fairly modern
(for its day) eye over drugs and pornography.
For such a venerable movie, the transfer on to disc shows
a lot of modern movies how it should be done with sharp detail
and excellent colour.
The support cast is terrific and you'll be able to recognise
such solid actors as Ian Hendry, George Sewell and a very
young Alun Armstrong. You may also get a heck of a chuckle
out of the sex kitten Britt Ekland (before she became a sex
granny).
But the star of Get Carter is undoubtedly Michael
Caine, whose blue eyes have never been colder and whose charming
ways have never been so brutally thrown aside. Excellent entertainment!
Conclusion: Movie 85%, Extras 80%
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