Mark Rylance recently implied that being in movies isn’t much cop (he said acting in the theatre was a “thousand times more enjoyable”). Which adds another layer to his extraordinary performance in this American gangster thriller. The 62-year-old British legend doesn’t look bored. He seems to be having the time of his life.
In 1950s Chicago, working-class Brit Leonard, aka “English” (Rylance), tenderly creates suits for macho mobsters. Ingratiating and Savile Row-trained, Leonard ensures the hoodlums are dressed to kill. They keep his business afloat and, by the by, use his tiny shop as a safe drop-off point for money and mysterious packages.
