Mr. Nice

Mr. Nice
Directed by	Bernard Rose
Produced by	Luc Roeg Mark Albela
Screenplay by	Bernard Rose
Starring	Rhys Ifans Chloë Sevigny Crispin Glover David Thewlis
Music by	Philip Glass
Cinematography	Bernard Rose
Editing by	Teresa Font Bernard Rose
Distributed by	Contender Entertainment Group
Release date(s)	14 March 2010 (2010-03-14) (SXSW) 8 October 2010 (2010-10-08) (United Kingdom)
Running time	121 minutes
Country	United Kingdom Spain
Language	English

Mr. Nice is a 2010 crime film directed by Bernard Rose, and starring Rhys Ifans with Crispin Glover and Chloë Sevigny. The film tells the story of Howard Marks, a notorious Welsh drug smuggler; the screenplay was adapted by director Rose from Marks' autobiography of the same name. It has yet to receive a theatrical release, but made its worldwide premiere at the South by Southwest Film Festival in Texas, United States, in March 2010^[1] and its UK premiere at the Edinburgh Film Festival in June 2010.^[2]

Cast

• Rhys Ifans as Howard Marks
• Chloë Sevigny as Judy Marks
• David Thewlis as Jim McCann
• Elsa Pataky as Ilze
• Andrew Tiernan as Alan Marcuson
• Omid Djalili as Saleem Malik
• Jamie Harris as Patrick Lane
• Christian McKay as Hamilton McMillan
• Ken Russell as Russell Miegs

Response

The film received mixed reviews after its release. People claimed it to be 'inappropriate' and 'disappointing'. Critics said that Rhys Ifans gave the 'performance of his life' and portrayed a convincing Howard Marks. The film is an account of Howard Mark's biography that shares the same name of Mr. Nice which, although was successful on release, became more popular when the film was released.

References

1. ^ Yamato, Jen (15 March 2010). "Kick-Ass Females of SXSW: Chloe Sevigny". Cinematical. http://www.cinematical.com/2010/03/15/kick-ass-females-of-sxsw-chloe-sevigny/. Retrieved 15 March 2010. 
2. ^ http://www.edfilmfest.org.uk/whats-on/2010/mr-nice

External links

• Mr. Nice at the Internet Movie Database