![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() When he isn’t being beaten up by the other boys, Ray is being beaten down by The System. ‘Scum’ refers to the label slapped upon young-offender and reform-school inmate, Carlin (Winstone). In Edge of Darkness Mel Gibson plays Thomas Craven, a homicide detective whose investigation into the murder of his political-activist daughter exposes layers of governmental conspiracies. In an otherwise routine thriller, Winstone’s arrogant, shady and mysterious performance as Darius Jedburgh, the operative sent to cover up the murder, is outstanding.Īlan Clarke’s drama, and Ray Winstone’s break-out lead performance, is brutal and depressing both in content and outlook on the British borstal system of the 70s. However, whilst Winstone typically lends himself to hard-man gangster roles, in The Proposition he plays a rigorous authoritarian perfectly with a harsh ruthlessness.Ĭasino Royale’s Martin Campbell returns to familiar territory with this adaptation of his own 1985 BBC miniseries. The Proposition is a rare example in which Winstone plays authority. Therefore he gives Charlie an ultimatum: either find and kill Arthur or watch Mikey be hanged. ![]() However, the outlaw who Captain Stanley really wants is Charlie’s older brother Arthur. John Hillcoat’s hard-edged Aussie western stars the great Ray Winstone as English lawman Captain Stanley, who apprehends a notorious outlaw, Charlie Burns (Guy Pearce), and his younger brother Mikey. What ensues is a battle of wills between the two men, with Don intimidating, prodding, and manipulating his onetime friend to get what he wants, forever changing the lives of those around him in the process. Don wants Gary in on the job, and is less than pleased by Gary’s unwillingness to volunteer his services. In Sexy Beast, perhaps Winstone’s most notable performance, he plays Gary, a retired gangster who gets pulled back into a life of crime when his old criminal friend Don Logan (Sir Ben Kingsley) shows up demanding assistance for one last job. Stanley has reservations about helping Jim out, fearing he is putting himself in danger too. Winstone plays Stanley, his go-to fixer in London, who helps him flee to Barcelona undetected. After an attempt is made on his life, Terrier flies to London to find out who wants him dead – and why. As THE GUNMAN is available on EST now, and arrives on Blu-ray, DVD and digital platforms from 20th July, courtesy of Studio Canal, we take a look at 10 of Ray Winstone’s best performances on screen…Įight years after fleeing the Congo following his assassination of that country’s minister of mining, former hitman Terrier (Sean Penn) is left juggling his need to atone for a violent past with the debilitating reality of post traumatic stress disorder. His latest film, THE GUNMAN, sees him supporting Sean Penn as Jim Terrier, the ex-hitman who is left juggling his need to atone for a violent past with the debilitating reality of post traumatic stress disorder, not to mention a number of attempts being made on his life. From Scum, Winstone went from strength to strength starring opposite Hollywood superstars such as Guy Pearce, Mel Gibson, Jack Nicholson to name a few. Ray Winstone is mostly known for his “hard man” roles, beginning with his role as Carlin in the 1979 film Scum. ![]()
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