Mr Nice Mr Nice

Biopic about 1970s British marijuana trafficker Howard Marks, whose inventive smuggling schemes made him a huge success in the drug trade, as well as leading to dealings with both the IRA and British Intelligence. Based on Marks' biography with the same title.

Rhys Ifans Chloë Sevigny David Thewlis Elsa Pataky Olivia Grant

Kanzaman S.A.

foreign drama

121 mins   More details at IMDb / TMDb

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  • Mike Harding

    Review by Mike Harding ★★½

    I enjoyed Rhys Ifans’ performance in this adaptation from the book about Howard Marks (a true story), but not so much the film overall — which was a little disappointing because I really liked the book. I feel like the storyline was a little disjointed in places, and I suppose missed some of the humour or charm that I felt from the book (or am I remembering it wrong?).

  • bmart17

    Review by bmart17 ★★½

    Nothing much to see here unless you're just a fan of Rhys Ifans. He's the only real reason to watch it.

  • buster

    Review by buster ★★★★

    Drug Crime Drama Rhys Ifans plays Howard Marks a huge smuggler of Marijuana into the UK. Didn't expect much from this some reviews were pretty bad and others were good, I really liked it. It's not the quality of say a movie like Blow but none the less it's more than worth the watch. Rhys Ifans does a great job in and I really liked some of the cinematography used in this film. There are some scenes where when Howard Marks is traveling it looks like they are on a movie set with a screen for the background like in old movies. It works really well and isn't used too much I thought it was original and a nice touch…

  • mick culleton

    Review by mick culleton ★★★½

    Crazy true story about welsh drug smuggler Howard Marks and his brushes with IRA , MI6 and DEA ,

  • Mark C

    Review by Mark C ★★

    Wasted opportunity. Too rushed, too much of a limited budget, too much left out of the book. If you haven't read it, you'd probably enjoy this more but on the whole, this comes off like a druggy 'Buster'.

  • Silent J

    Review by Silent J ★★★

    You know how they say only potheads like movies based around pot or other potheads?

    Well...let's face it...it's true. Guess what? I really dug this film. That doesn't mean I have a problem at all...

    (By the way, for anyone who saw the film Naked, am I the only one who thought the guy David Thewlis plays here is like a smoked out version of Johnny?)

  • mook

    Review by mook ★★★

    A rushed version of Howard Marks' autobiography. Makes clever use of archive footage & Rhys Ifans is perfectly cast. 6/10.

  • Patrick Stüber

    Review by Patrick Stüber ★★★

    Ein unterhaltsamer Film. Es ist schon erschreckend was man alles erreichen kann, wenn man sich nicht so ganz an die Gesetze hält. Die Rolle der Eltern wird nicht ganz klar. Wissen sie um die Machenschaften ihres Sohnes oder sind sie wirklich so einfältig?

  • Peter B.

    Review by Peter B. ★★★½

    The story about Howard Marks. The biggest hash smuglar ever. I read the book and I thought it was definitely a lot better than the movie. It isn't a bad movie though