Tuesday, July 13, 2010

Tom Wilkinson in RocknRolla

Lately, I have greatly enjoyed the works of older actors. Perhaps it is because I am getting older. Chris Walken, Brian Cox and Tom Wilkinson are good examples. Wilkinson just might be my recent favorite considering his performance in Michael Clayton. In RockNRolla, Wilkinson portrays Lenny, an underhanded London city boss with high connections and evil dispositions. Here is an example of how Lenny works.


But Lenny may be in over his head. A Russian billionaire, eerily familiar to Chelsea Football Club current owner Roman Abramovich, wants to engage in business in areas of London that Lenny controls. To bring luck to their business dealings, the Russian lends Lenny a painting that has brought him luck. Unfortunately for Lenny, the painting has brought quite the opposite when it gets stolen. Little does Lenny know that his junkie son Johnny Quid has developed quite the vendetta against his father.




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