Get Carter
Directed by Mike Hodges
Written by Mike Hodges from a novel by Ted Lewis
1971/UK
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First viewing/Amazon Prime rental
One of 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die
Jack Carter: You couldn’t run an egg and spoon race Eric.
This picture is the natural successor to all those gritty, grim “noir” gangster films coming out of Britain in the fifties and sixties.
Jack Carter (Michael Caine) is a professional enforcer for the London mob. He is also a noted ladies’ man. Jack’s brother Frank has been killed in an auto accident in Newcastle. Jack goes to pay his respects and comes to believe Frank was murdered.
Jack basically becomes a killing machine as he follows the complex trail of lies and double-crosses that lead to his man.
I thought this was very good for what it was. There’s no real good guy just a bunch of thugs struggling for dominance. I’m not convinced that it was ground breaking must-see material.
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