The Baker

2007
PG-13
1h 26m

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6.3/10

4.5K

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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

4.5K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

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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

User reviews25

Featured review

9/10

Entertaining, quirky and very English.

This is a film which is very easy to like, possibly because the rather dark subject matter is presented in such a cartoonish way. In fact, after watching it I was surprised NOT to see Nick Park's name anywhere in the creative process. It had all his commonly-used attributes, surreal plot, quirky, cartoon-like characters and a strong sense of wry mischief. All the characters except for the key players are ridiculous, one-dimensional figures with almost no back-story. They are there only to be amusing or to be shot. Or both. The whole thing is a real treat and it doesn't out-stay its welcome. Great music too!