Rating: R
Genre:
Comedy Drama
Theatrical Release: 07/zz/2001(USA
Release Date: 08/27/2002
SubTitles: Espanol
Dubbed: English/French
Sound: DD5.1/DTS/DS
Run Time: 97 Minutes
Flags: Violence, Questionable for Children, Profanity
Distributor/Studio: Universal Studios
A nobody walks a dangerous path in a bid to become a big-shot in this gritty
drama from the United Kingdom.
Tony Cocozza (
Ian Hart) is a small-time Scottish vocalist with a gimmick -- he loves the music of
Frank Sinatra, and his repertoire consists almost entirely of songs associated with
Ol' Blue Eyes. While
Tony has a good voice and can bring off
Sinatra's material quite well, he's a clueless nebbish offstage and hasn't been able to advance his career beyond the bottom rungs of the Scottish nightclub circuit. One night, while
Tony waits out an intermission in his dressing room, an imposing-looking man named
Chisolm (
Brian Cox) arrives with a request -- his boss (
Iain Cuthbertson) would prefer to hear some songs by
Elvis Presley.
Chisolm's boss turns out to be a powerful and dangerous crime kingpin, so
Tony swallows his pride and sings like
The King for a few minutes; the mobster is pleased, and
Tony soon finds himself playing a better grade of nightclubs and spending his spare time with some of Glasgow's most notorious crime figures.
Bill (
Alun Armstrong),
Tony's pianist and closest companion, warns
Tony that he's getting in over his head with his new and dangerous friends, but imagining success is finally around the corner -- and emboldened by his new relationship with
Irene (
Kelly MacDonald), a pretty but cynical cigarette girl he met at a gig --
Tony refuses to listen to him.
Strictly Sinatra also stars
Tommy Flanagan and
Richard E. Grant.
~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
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