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Friends & Crocodiles

Paul Reynolds is a Gatsby like figure: owner of a magnificent house, a host of grand parties, and a collector of interesting people. He persuades Lizzie Thomas, a secretary in a local estate agent to come and work for him as his assistant, to bring some order to his chaos. He inspires her with his enthusiasm and imagination, and frustrates her with his apparent carelessness and destructiveness, which culminates in her calling the police as a great party is turned over by local troublemakers, seemingly with Paul's tacit approval. But their paths are destined to cross again and again as Lizzie, with the help of some of those she met at Paul's house, rises through the changing landscape of corporate Britain. This is a story of a meaningful and powerful relationship, about those rare people who profoundly influence and shape our lives.

DVD Features:
Interviews:Interviews with Stephen Poliakoff, Damian Lewis and Jodhi May. Commentary from Stephen Poliakoff & Jodhi May.
Other:Behind-the-scenes film

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  • From: Amazon
  • Posted: Feb-13-2009

What Makes A Working Relationship Successful?

Poliakoff's films are known for focusing on a slice of British life at a point in time. In "Gideon's Daughter" he captured the emptiness of celebrity culture, when it had reached unheard of heights after Princess Diana's death. In "Almost Strangers", the topic was family relationships, and the...

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  • From: Amazon
  • Posted: Dec-03-2008

Senseless, but I enjoyed it

Little of this makes sense, and the female lead's constant anger towards the rich American is very one-note and not supported by the script. The sets are opulent and fun to look at. I guess this is some kind of social commentary on British society, but I didn't really get it, overall. It's a...

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  • From: Amazon
  • Posted: Nov-23-2008

Good if you like broad social trends and British television drama

This is really about one director's interpretation of the social climate and trend that changed Britain in the 80s and 90s. Maybe it is heavy handed and the acting might not be great at times, but that is besides the point. If you like modern history, social trends and BBC-style television, you...

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  • From: Amazon
  • Posted: Feb-26-2008

stephen poliakoff reached too far in this one

Having fallen desperately in love with Damian Lewis in NBC's "Life" this season (before it was cut short by the writers' strike) I set out to find everything else he'd done (including "Band of Brothers"). Mostly I wanted to see him working in his own native UK English. I was unfamiliar with...

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  • From: Amazon
  • Posted: Dec-01-2007

Friends & Crocodiles

This movie is worth seeing just to witness Damien Lewis' brilliance!I fell in love with him through this Brit flick.

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  • From: Amazon
  • Posted: Jun-26-2006

Squandering wealth and talent

When Stephen Poliakoff, the prolific British screenwriterand director, is at his best, he has few peers. But likeWoody Allen, he is too prolific and apparently has nofriends to tell him NOT to release some new creationof his, and he doesn't seem to lack for funding either.Hence, on the heels of...

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  • From: Amazon
  • Posted: Mar-05-2006

Terribly disappointing

This film starts off with great swirling Felliniesque pageantry, with Damian Lewis doing a brilliant perfectly tuned & on-target portrayal of a calm cool feral madman entrepreneur of the 1960s or 1970s, Paul Reynolds, surrounded by a collection of pretentious sycophants whose archetypes range...

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