Far from crazy pavements The taste of silver spoons A clinical arrangement On a dirty afternoon Where the fecal germs of Mr Freud Are rendered obsolete The legal term is "null and void" In the case of Beasley Street
I guess that he didn't have the "lead role" kinda look but he is certainly one of the best British character actors of our generation.He is an extremely talented actor.His performance in this scene & the chemistry between him & Paul Bettany is pure gold.
@@jamiewulfyr4607 He was the baddie in Hancock and he played Titus Oates in Charles II: The Power and the Passion. Also played Tish Corbett in Pierrepoint.
I don't know why this scene isn't more famous, it should be celebrated as a classic. The acting is superb - the sense of menace and fear. Both Paul Bethany and Eddie Marsan are amazing in it.
This film is an intelligent gangster movie. It doesn't glamourise violence or those who perpetrate it, but rather is about the ugliness and emptiness of that life. This acting is just incredible. A hands down classic.
@@puppylove1985I disagree. The Irishman, once upon a time in America, gangster number to name a few, are examples of films that don’t glamorise violence.
Oh? Is that the case? So, I guess Paul Bettany did absolutely nothing in this scene. It was all Eddie Marsan. In fact, it was probably Eddie Marsan wearing the faces of all the other actors including the women. I bet Malcom McDowell was simply beside himself when Eddie showed up to the set with bells on. -No, Eddie's performance was well matched by every actor in this movie and Paul's performance was better than Eddie's.
It scares me to think how Bettany pulled this character off. The character is such an extreme psychopath. Of all the villains I've seen on screen (Hannibal Lector, Anton Chigurh, The Joker, even Michael Myers) the Gangster is the only one that genuinely scares me. Not only is he cold-hearted, but he has this look of intense hatred in his eyes, like he could torture you to death for the most trivial reason. In real life, there is a special sub-type of psychopath called ''The Tyrannical Sadist'' or ''The Malevolent Psychopath''. This type is literally the worst of the worst. Not only are they psychopathic, but they are also extremely sadistic. Whereas other psychopaths get off on conning people for money, this type gets off on actually causing pain and distress to other people. If you come across one: either get the hell away from them ASAP, or be prepared to physically fight them with everything you've got: you're basically facing a ravenous tiger. That's how dangerous they are. Bettany portrayed this type of psychopath really well. Other great performances of Tyrannical Sadists: 1) Brett in ''Eden Lake''. 2) The Tapeworm in ''Irreversible''. 3) The nobles in ''Salo''. Make no mistake, monsters do exist in real life. And they exist in the form of Tyrannical Sadists. They are literally intra-species predators. They'll treat you like a cat would treat a helpless mouse.
@@mikeoleary1723 I couldn't take Beth seriously in this film. In fact the whole film is a bit plastic. I liked jamie foreman in Nil By Mouth but it's like he developed into a caricature of himself after that...or a caricature of the stereotypical gangster. Cant fault thewlis or Marsden in anything thing theyve done. Naked is brilliant.
Paul Bettany is superb in this film as a pyscho he should do more roles like this and Eddie Marsan is a brilliant character actor who has gone on to do great things in Hollywood
I'll bet Bettany got a master class from Malcom McDowell on how to play a psychopath. I can see a lot of similarities between the young gangster and McDowell's character in A Clockwork Orange.
Eddie Marsan is a brillant actor, but his Hollywood roles are a far cry from his UK roles, disappointing Hollywood casts him in pit parts rather than semi or lead roles. Watch him in the film `Still Life` and you will see how good he really is in a lead role.
Such an underrated movie. Best British gangster film by far. None of that mockney Guy Ritchie shite. A brilliant performance from Bettany. Pure psychopath.
I think long good Friday is the best British gangster film this is up there tho . Edit: I'd add shooters the Liverpool crime film as one of the best also it's a gem it used real criminals and faces from the area as the actors
Get Carter is my favourite. Not only has id a good srory it also shows a gritty northeast that has ling gone, and then there's that amazing into soundtrack.
Hard men is the best it's on UA-cam. Second best lockstock. Actually number 1 is the wanderers hard men second place the best English gangster film. So funny
People think their badass online but I think most of us would be acting the same as he was in that position. You forget Eddie know Paul's character and what he's capable of.
had just bought an Evening Standard in London ; at a loose end - checking the films .... think was a Friday when it was released / advertised in paper - I was in covent garden area and had about 30 mins to make it to the daytime showing - been one of my favourites ever since - PBs first role I recall ? - load of great British actors in it though , not just him and Eddie Marsan ; Thewlis / McDowell /Cranham , Andrew Lincoln etc - and who doesn't love Saffron Burrows .....
At first you think Eddie is a scared little weakling, but then you realise he was the only one in the WHOLE gang that was able to avoid getting killed or put in prison. It's all well and good acting tough until you find yourself tortured to death like Lenny Taylor.
"scared little weakling"? Dude's not a weakling, he's just momentarily drawn into a game way out of his league, and where the stakes are his life. He's settled on being a thief, and nothing more, and all of a sudden he's supposed to make decisions - on the spot! - regarding not only his own, but Freddie's and Lennie's lives too. All while being interrogated by a 6'4 sociopathic goon who just brandished an axe. He's broken, yes, doesn't mean he's necessarily a weakling. When I first saw this I was just all sympathy for Eddie.
Gangster makes it through just like Eddie although on a very different recipe. The point is that Eddie knows Gangster for what he is, an extreme psychopath, he is genuinely scared. And Gangster knows this; he also knows that if he ever needs anything from Eddie all he has to do is scare him. No bruises to be explained, no bodies to be buried; all he has to do is ask Eddie to look at his fucking eyes.
@@carlkamuti Interesting point. Eddie was the only one smart enough to see the Gangster for what he really was. And I think the Gangster appreciated that. He never had to resort to violence with Eddie; all he had to do was look at him a certain way. In fact you'll notice that Eddie was the only one that the Gangster was (bizarrely) gentle with. I think in a sense, Eddie was the closest thing the Gangster had to having a genuine bond with someone, as evidenced by their later conversations.
@@cybernautadventurer True, in the end Eddie was pretty blunt with Gangster and made it clear he really didn't like him. I always liked McDowell and a clockwork orange is one of my favourite films and books, but I feel he was slightly miscast in this film and it wasn't his finest work - I really wish they'd made Bettany look older and film those scenes, he was a class act in this film as was Eddie.
I can’t walk by The Barbican without thinking about this incredible movie. Despite the fact I know he’s acting, I’m still shit scared of Paul Bethany to this day!
Paul Bettany absolutely should fire his agent because he should be getting far more roles of this calibre that allow him to showcase his utterly brilliant acting. This is one of the best and most memorable portrayals of heartless, calculating, ambitious yet very believable everyday evil by a British actor in recent years.
@@Thewlis fuck me a didnt even realise it was him in that program! Top actor and why this film is so unknown is a mystery to me, if it was relased now would be a hit.
Paul Bettany should never have moved to LA and tried to have a Hollywood career. He's done so little there. Eddie Marsan has not made that mistake, and as a result has been in such a wider variety of films and series..despite not having "film star" looks. Same for Toby Jones, and Stephen Graham. They all do so much interesting stuff. Benedict Cumberbatch is now also stuck in dumb spandex hell. He'll leave behind no roster of excellent independent films or intelligent series as a result.
This scene is so powerful and well acted, I don't know why it isn't famous. It's a classic film moment.
its a classic film
Isn’t it just. Severely underrated this one
Incredible scene. How good is Eddie Marsan!
Far from crazy pavements
The taste of silver spoons
A clinical arrangement
On a dirty afternoon
Where the fecal germs of Mr Freud
Are rendered obsolete
The legal term is "null and void"
In the case of Beasley Street
Anyone recognize the music..? Billy Cobham, 'Spectrum'.
Eddie Marsan...one of the best British actors, a lot of his work flies under the radar though which is a shame.
I guess that he didn't have the "lead role" kinda look but he is certainly one of the best British character actors of our generation.He is an extremely talented actor.His performance in this scene & the chemistry between him & Paul Bettany is pure gold.
@@jamiewulfyr4607 He was the baddie in Hancock and he played Titus Oates in Charles II: The Power and the Passion. Also played Tish Corbett in Pierrepoint.
Try Tyrannosaur - he's the psycho in that one,
@@craigcottrell1172 he's as terrifying in Tyrannosaur as Paul Bettany is here. Amazing talent
Man Paul bettany was proper evil
I don't know why this scene isn't more famous, it should be celebrated as a classic. The acting is superb - the sense of menace and fear. Both Paul Bethany and Eddie Marsan are amazing in it.
This film is an intelligent gangster movie. It doesn't glamourise violence or those who perpetrate it, but rather is about the ugliness and emptiness of that life.
This acting is just incredible.
A hands down classic.
Of course it glamourises violence....pretty much all gangster films do.
@@puppylove1985I disagree. The Irishman, once upon a time in America, gangster number to name a few, are examples of films that don’t glamorise violence.
Eddie Marsan's performance is unmatched.
Oh? Is that the case? So, I guess Paul Bettany did absolutely nothing in this scene. It was all Eddie Marsan. In fact, it was probably Eddie Marsan wearing the faces of all the other actors including the women. I bet Malcom McDowell was simply beside himself when Eddie showed up to the set with bells on. -No, Eddie's performance was well matched by every actor in this movie and Paul's performance was better than Eddie's.
@RugbyPass81I’m actually the one that liked his comment..
It scares me to think how Bettany pulled this character off. The character is such an extreme psychopath.
Of all the villains I've seen on screen (Hannibal Lector, Anton Chigurh, The Joker, even Michael Myers) the Gangster is the only one that genuinely scares me.
Not only is he cold-hearted, but he has this look of intense hatred in his eyes, like he could torture you to death for the most trivial reason.
In real life, there is a special sub-type of psychopath called ''The Tyrannical Sadist'' or ''The Malevolent Psychopath''. This type is literally the worst of the worst. Not only are they psychopathic, but they are also extremely sadistic. Whereas other psychopaths get off on conning people for money, this type gets off on actually causing pain and distress to other people.
If you come across one: either get the hell away from them ASAP, or be prepared to physically fight them with everything you've got: you're basically facing a ravenous tiger. That's how dangerous they are.
Bettany portrayed this type of psychopath really well. Other great performances of Tyrannical Sadists:
1) Brett in ''Eden Lake''.
2) The Tapeworm in ''Irreversible''.
3) The nobles in ''Salo''.
Make no mistake, monsters do exist in real life. And they exist in the form of Tyrannical Sadists. They are literally intra-species predators. They'll treat you like a cat would treat a helpless mouse.
Yup. Charming enough character at points then he gets full cold, self gain.
luv-40. pft!
not seen the da vinci code then?
Doesn't quite scare me in this role. Good actor though and has hidden depths. Thewlis in Naked well worth a watch.
@@mikeoleary1723 I couldn't take Beth seriously in this film. In fact the whole film is a bit plastic. I liked jamie foreman in Nil By Mouth but it's like he developed into a caricature of himself after that...or a caricature of the stereotypical gangster. Cant fault thewlis or Marsden in anything thing theyve done. Naked is brilliant.
"i think you better try son don't you?" what a line
"LOOK AT MY FUCKING EYES" .. or "OH THAT, THATS MY FAVOURITE AXE EDDIE"
made me cringe.
Paul Bettany is superb in this film as a pyscho he should do more roles like this and Eddie Marsan is a brilliant character actor who has gone on to do great things in Hollywood
I'll bet Bettany got a master class from Malcom McDowell on how to play a psychopath. I can see a lot of similarities between the young gangster and McDowell's character in A Clockwork Orange.
@@cybernautadventurer yes.. and they were perfect for the younger/older Gangster
Eddie Marsan is a brillant actor, but his Hollywood roles are a far cry from his UK roles, disappointing Hollywood casts him in pit parts rather than semi or lead roles. Watch him in the film `Still Life` and you will see how good he really is in a lead role.
Nobody knows but Eddie actually cried 'cause that's what happens when you look that deep into Paul's inhumanly gorgeous face.
With an axe on the table...sure thing.
He is well good looking though
@@potterstrike I thought mad John was the best looking of the lads. Looks like Christian Bale.
Such an underrated movie. Best British gangster film by far. None of that mockney Guy Ritchie shite. A brilliant performance from Bettany. Pure psychopath.
I agree.
Guy Richie mockney bollocks
I think long good Friday is the best British gangster film this is up there tho .
Edit: I'd add shooters the Liverpool crime film as one of the best also it's a gem it used real criminals and faces from the area as the actors
Get Carter is my favourite. Not only has id a good srory it also shows a gritty northeast that has ling gone, and then there's that amazing into soundtrack.
Sexy Beast is up there as well
Hard men is the best it's on UA-cam. Second best lockstock. Actually number 1 is the wanderers hard men second place the best English gangster film. So funny
Paul is indeed superb in this Movie. So Memorable. Brilliant Actor .
Insanely underrated film
Two performances that deserved awards!
WHAT A SCENE, gosh, acting class
you know what, Roland, I've never understood one fucking word you've ever said to me
“There gonna do Freddie, we better tell Freddie.”
Them little slaps to the face.
🤣😃😅😅😅😂🤣🤣😄🤣😂
Eddie Marsan is brilliant.
agreed.
Did amazing on Ray Donovan.
"Love makes you fat" haha so true
everytime i see paul bettany, i think of this iconic role, same for christian bale in american psycho
People think their badass online but I think most of us would be acting the same as he was in that position. You forget Eddie know Paul's character and what he's capable of.
How come no one is talking about the line “A thief? You couldn’t rob your own arsehole, son!”? That’s gotta be my favorite line in movie
First thing I ever saw Marsan in all those years ago. Terrific acting.
look at me, look at my eyes. Good actor Bettany.
It's even better than the "Funny how?" scene by Joe Pesci and Ray Liotta
Such an underrated movie and this scene was superb 👏
Great and courageous acting by both.
Eddie Marsan is incredible.
I forgot this film but I can remember it, man pissing in the champagne glass loool
That crying is the most legit I have ever seen in a movie
Paul Bettany is AWESOME. Love makes you fat.
Great fucking movie... I love the sounds when the axe slides off the table... Total intimidation.
" whats that "
" Its my favorite Axe Eddie "
would ya pants drop ?
That?, That's my favourite Axe Eddie.
The point at which Eddie's bowels really begin to loosen. Message delivered loud and clear.
4:05 "...thief? You couldn't rob your own arsehole son" 🤣🤣🤣🤣
I have raved about this scene for years. Both Eddie and Paul are amazing in this
Fuck Paul Bettany is good in this. Straight up fucking terrifying.
had just bought an Evening Standard in London ; at a loose end - checking the films .... think was a Friday when it was released / advertised in paper - I was in covent garden area and had about 30 mins to make it to the daytime showing - been one of my favourites ever since - PBs first role I recall ? - load of great British actors in it though , not just him and Eddie Marsan ; Thewlis / McDowell /Cranham , Andrew Lincoln etc - and who doesn't love Saffron Burrows .....
Paul bettany does really look like he can fuckin gve a real good beating on someone tht they will never forget 💪
At first you think Eddie is a scared little weakling, but then you realise he was the only one in the WHOLE gang that was able to avoid getting killed or put in prison.
It's all well and good acting tough until you find yourself tortured to death like Lenny Taylor.
"scared little weakling"? Dude's not a weakling, he's just momentarily drawn into a game way out of his league, and where the stakes are his life. He's settled on being a thief, and nothing more, and all of a sudden he's supposed to make decisions - on the spot! - regarding not only his own, but Freddie's and Lennie's lives too. All while being interrogated by a 6'4 sociopathic goon who just brandished an axe.
He's broken, yes, doesn't mean he's necessarily a weakling. When I first saw this I was just all sympathy for Eddie.
Gangster makes it through just like Eddie although on a very different recipe. The point is that Eddie knows Gangster for what he is, an extreme psychopath, he is genuinely scared. And Gangster knows this; he also knows that if he ever needs anything from Eddie all he has to do is scare him. No bruises to be explained, no bodies to be buried; all he has to do is ask Eddie to look at his fucking eyes.
Well, they don't say "The meek shall inherit the earth" for nothing...
@@carlkamuti Interesting point. Eddie was the only one smart enough to see the Gangster for what he really was. And I think the Gangster appreciated that. He never had to resort to violence with Eddie; all he had to do was look at him a certain way. In fact you'll notice that Eddie was the only one that the Gangster was (bizarrely) gentle with.
I think in a sense, Eddie was the closest thing the Gangster had to having a genuine bond with someone, as evidenced by their later conversations.
@@cybernautadventurer True, in the end Eddie was pretty blunt with Gangster and made it clear he really didn't like him.
I always liked McDowell and a clockwork orange is one of my favourite films and books, but I feel he was slightly miscast in this film and it wasn't his finest work - I really wish they'd made Bettany look older and film those scenes, he was a class act in this film as was Eddie.
It's just two heads talking in a room ... and it's tough to watch. What a scene.
What sort of questions Eddie
I can't remember.
I think you better try son don't you!
Hahahahahaha
Absolutely stunning actor
Eddie proper underrated actor. Always liked him.
I like how Eddie relaxed and tried to gain a second to think by repeating the question. Shut that down real quick.
I'm embarrassed to admit that I'm unfamiliar with Marsan, but this scene was absolutely terrifying. I was nearly drooling with fear myself.
I can’t walk by The Barbican without thinking about this incredible movie. Despite the fact I know he’s acting, I’m still shit scared of Paul Bethany to this day!
If only he went to Eaton he could have been prime minister!
The true gangster no.1 😂.
When in the MCU does Vision interrogate the dean of that evil mutant school?
Love the way he says "that's my favourite axe"
Paul Bettany absolutely should fire his agent because he should be getting far more roles of this calibre that allow him to showcase his utterly brilliant acting.
This is one of the best and most memorable portrayals of heartless, calculating, ambitious yet very believable everyday evil by a British actor in recent years.
Kermit Hitler he’s excellent as the unabomber in manhunt: unabomber, which is a very good show with a really terrible name.
@@Thewlis fuck me a didnt even realise it was him in that program! Top actor and why this film is so unknown is a mystery to me, if it was relased now would be a hit.
@@pizza7738 He rarely gets cast he has to depend on Ron Howard a lot
@@waasapanin
Not the only reason, but he's integral to it, just my opinion, you disagree, I've got no problem with that 😏
Wow.....I hope I can resist watching any more clips from this film! I have to see it without ruining it for myself!
i love eddie marsan, such a top actor
As Paul Bettany always says, "Snitches end up in ditches." 😉 lol
"Look at my fuckin eyes"
"You know something Roland, I've never understood one f*****g word you've ever said to me" 😂😂😂😂
3 :09 Roland the gangster can barely watch a man beaten with some damp clothing.
I think he was disgusted because Eddie was one of their best friend and he's being masterfully broken down and terrorized by Pauls character.
No. He was part of their friend group
Watch the movie again 🤦🏻♂️
Why have I not heard of this film
What a powerful and realistic scene. Gives me the creeps...
Well I think you better try, son, don't you?
An English version of the pulp fiction gangsters
Eddie Marsan steals the scene. Genius..
Underrated amazing film!!!
That's a powerful scene.
Look at my fucking eyes
Its that sound of him dragging the axe off the table at the end...
he gets his rocks off to fuzzy hair and stickpins and nice cups of sweet tea
Brilliant acting by both
Sit down Eddie ..... Such a calm demeanor ....
I'm fully convinc d Paul Bettany could have played a great joker
is that del boy's flat?
Poor little Eddie, run rabbit run!
This guy is the most evil psychopath in film history for me. It’s that sick penchant for eye contact and his ultra sadism. Dude was hideous.
Acting at its finest right there...
that is one truly terrified man
+clara Yeah, they were all good and hard men in a job fighting poverty but Bettany's Gangster was classic psychopath.
Anyone here from WandaVision?
First film I had seen with Bettany as the main character, really enjoyed his performance in this.
Great scene
great scene, nothing is wasted
Bettany was a soap actor, lightweight before this - you can rob your own asshole son. The role of a lifetime.
He never appeared in a soap.
love the details ; down to the 'of its time ' HP sauce bottle
An amazing scene!
gran actor eddie marsan
Amazing film
Paul Bettany should never have moved to LA and tried to have a Hollywood career.
He's done so little there.
Eddie Marsan has not made that mistake, and as a result has been in such a wider variety of films and series..despite not having "film star" looks. Same for Toby Jones, and Stephen Graham. They all do so much interesting stuff.
Benedict Cumberbatch is now also stuck in dumb spandex hell.
He'll leave behind no roster of excellent independent films or intelligent series as a result.
John Dankworth - Ready for Eddie
Intense
Is this seriously a contender for the most underrated film ever or what?
Never seen this film, but what an amazingly intense seen.. might have to give it a butchers
Look at my fuckin' eyes.
Don't know why make up didn't make him look older in the last parts of filming. He's the character and psychopath in a nutshell
I think part of that is that the real version of the character thinks of himself when he was younger as a lot better than he actually was.
I agree. Would have been much better.
yeah man
Someone saw Pulp Fiction
Paul Bettany's performance here is utterly terrifying. Eddie Marsan's a bit of an arse, but he's also got some excellent chops.
if you havent seen this movie tripping face then you have NEVER TRULY WATCHED IT
you want a war? i'll give you a war...
What film is this?
Gangster No1 an absolute classic
He's not Chas in Performance is he?
' Making him say that thing about his poor dead Father?'
Me and roland
Both are great... But as a former criminal please next generation read a book
Dirthy guland.. My guddess.. Never understood one blood ceff word you ever said.. South up and listen..
Ipswich.. Love..
@cheggyweggy I think it's called stratus by Billy Cobham
It's a copy of it
What's the song that starts at 00:41?! Please someone tell me!
It's called Ready for Eddie by John Dankworth