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The Baker

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A hit man (Damian Lewis) works as a baker in a remote village in Wales to hide from his employers.

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Stella Papamichael BBC.com A hit and miss comedy. Rated: 2/5 Oct 8, 2009 Full Review Xan Brooks Guardian The normally wonderful Kate Ashfield bags a supporting slot as Milo's love interest only to spend the film's climax ruthlessly gagged with a strip of gaffer tape. Given the state of the dialogue, this is probably for the best. Rated: 1/5 Oct 8, 2009 Full Review Leslie Combemale Cinema Siren That quirky English slapstick is in evidence throughout the movie, and the ensemble cast is easy to get attached to, as they all wholeheartedly jump into playing such a diverse set of interesting and funny characters. Jul 26, 2019 Full Review Matthew Turner ViewLondon Rated: 0/5 Jan 14, 2010 Full Review Philip French Observer (UK) It lacks dramatic yeast. Oct 8, 2009 Full Review Tim Evans Sky Cinema The good new is that it goes to DVD almost immediately so can be left to gather dust in a Woolies bargain bin. Rated: 2/5 Oct 8, 2009 Full Review Read all reviews

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Helen E A very silly funny film with some laugh out loud moments came across it on prime and thoroughly enjoyed Rated 5 out of 5 stars 12/10/24 Full Review Audience Member It's Entertaining, a good British made film!! Not to be taken too seriously!!! Which it seems the critics have!!! Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/21/23 Full Review Audience Member The hitman in life crisis is so much better done in films like Pulp Fiction, Grosse Pointe Blank, Leon and so on. The mid to late 2000's brought a new wave of hitman stories like In Bruges, The Matador, No Country for Old Men, and I know that The Baker is meant to be a comedy, but it feels twee and clichéd for its moment. There are some funny comedic sequences, but mostly it sets up some interesting characters and then fails to do anything with them. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 01/16/23 Full Review Audience Member So distracted by Kate Ashfields first scene - couldn't lift a line off the page, and seemed to emphasis the wrong word like a child actor, at every opportunity. Disappointed that a cuff round the ear serves as an end of scene gag. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/08/23 Full Review Audience Member Silly load of nonsense not worth watching. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 01/22/23 Full Review Audience Member The soundtrack is like a bad computer game, after 20 minutes I had to turn it off Rated 1 out of 5 stars 01/31/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis A hit man (Damian Lewis) works as a baker in a remote village in Wales to hide from his employers.
Director
Gareth Lewis
Producer
Adrian Sturges, Justin Williams
Screenwriter
Gareth Lewis
Production Co
Picture Farm
Rating
PG-13 (Some Partial Nudity|Sexual Content|Brief Language|Violence)
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Mar 23, 2017
Runtime
1h 26m
Sound Mix
Dolby Digital