Here's the main reason that I like Netflix instant streaming. I would never have watched or rented this if I had seen it anywhere but on Netflix. In fact I remember looking at reviews of this when it came out on dvd but I decided against putting it in my Netflix rental queue. But then I saw it on the instant list and I decided to try it out. And I must say I'm glad I did. A nice amusing little UK film about a hit man who's looking to get out of the business. Unfortunately his bosses have other plans for him and soon he is being shot at in his flat. Soon after he flees the city and takes a drive out to the country where he finds a small little town. The town mistakes him for the new baker and so he decides he WILL be the new baker to stay hidden from his former employers. Unbeknownst to him the town figures out he's a hitman and they think he's using the bakery as a front to provide a service for the community for anybody that wants to use him for a gun for hire. Damian Lewis plays the hitman/baker with a nice flair while Kate Ashfield plays a girl he's soon smitten with but it's all the other characters in the town that makes this movie so much fun to watch. Some funny characters round out the movie, even Michael Gambon (Albus Dumbledore in the Harry Potter movies) makes an appearance or two in the movie. A funny little British film that I recommend to anybody who likes their characters just a little odd!
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