In an attempt to attend the funeral of his brother, Jack Carter, a courageous gangster, who returns to hometown, where he is shocked by finding out that his brother is killed, the thing that challenges him.
A classic British crime-thriller that's as mean and uncompromising as its vengeful main character. Caine is in top form.
TV Guide
April 20, 2010
While Caine would like to think of himself as one of Chandler's or Hammett's lonely avengers, he is really nothing more than a vicious brute with a warped sense of honor, trapped between the past and the present.
Mike Hodges' top-notch adaptation of a Ted Lewis novel not only maintains interest but conveys with rare artistry, restraint and clarity the many brutal, sordid and gamy plot turns.
[VIDEO ESSAY] ...represents the apex of the British Gangster genre for the its realistically gritty tone, fetishized eroticism, and dynamic attention to details...
Caine has been mucking about in a series of potboilers, undermining his acting reputation along the way, but Get Carter shows him as sure, fine and vicious -- a good hero for an action movie.
Cínico, cruel e surpreendentemente charmoso, Carter é um dos melhores personagens da longa carreira de Caine - e as locações, os diálogos e a montagem fazem jus a ele.
Film4
April 20, 2010
Ranks up there with the likes of The Long Good Friday as one of the finest home grown films of the past 30 years.
