The Baker

2007
PG-13
1h 26m

IMDb RATING

6.3/10

4.4K

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Dark Comedy Comedy Thriller

A hitman has second thoughts about his career and seeks refuge from his boss by finding work as a baker in a rural Welsh village.A hitman has second thoughts about his career and seeks refuge from his boss by finding work as a baker in a rural Welsh village.A hitman has second thoughts about his career and seeks refuge from his boss by finding work as a baker in a rural Welsh village.

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IMDb RATING

6.3/10

4.4K

YOUR RATING

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Trivia
Producer and Actor Damian Lewis is the older brother of Writer and Director Gareth Lewis.

Goofs
The 3rd Generation Glock 17 handgun used by Milo (and later found by Eggs) is not "made almost entirely of plastic, making it undetectable by metal detectors" as claimed. It does have a polymer frame, but the slide (top portion), barrel and internals are all made of metal that would be easily detected by a metal detector. Also, while considerably quieter, a suppressed 9mm handgun is still much louder than depicted in most movies to include this one.

Quotes
[first lines]
Man: [in recording] In a moment, when I say the number three, you will enter a state of deep relaxation. All the stresses and worries of the day will fall away, and you will feel completely relaxed. As you fall towards a feeling of tremendous well being, deeper and deeper, one... deeper, two... deeper, three
Milo 'The Baker' Shakespeare: [flips the recording off]

Connections
References Le Samouraï (1967)

Soundtracks
Get Away From This Plaice
Written and performed by Richard Atkinson

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Review

Featured review

6/10

wacky but needs more jokes

Assassin Milo (Damian Lewis) is having second thoughts about his latest target when rival Bjorn (Nikolaj Coaster-Waldau) takes the shot. Their organization assigns his termination to Bjorn. Milo escapes into the Welsh countryside to property owned by his mentor Leo (Michael Gambon). He's burying his gun case when he is hit by an exploding sheep head. After cared for by Rhiannon (Kate Ashfield), he is mistaken for a baker taking on the alias Milo Shakespeare. Eggs is a local youth who blew up the sheep and stolen his guns. Soon, rumors of Milo as a hired assassin spread and some people actually have jobs for him.

The town folks are dark and wacky but not necessarily funny. They are not that appealing. This is a dark comedy which needs more comedy. Damian Lewis has great dead-pan mannerisms. He's able to inject some quirkiness but he needs a comedic partner. This has potential for something outrageously funny but it never really gets there.