The Limey

"Limey" is a slang term for Englishman, making "The Limey" the Englishman. I mention this because of the use of slang. It's typical to have the dialogue reflect the person, the character, as much as possible. This really is the only ideal setup as our daily uses of speach often reflect our background and personality. In Resevoir Dogs the characters issue a nearly non-stop stream of profanity, a vocal counterpart to the violence of their existance. In The Limey, Wilson is a recently released convict (yes, of English descent) and a thief by trade. His style is the language of the streets, a neverending stream of jumping thoughts and slang terms, a counterpart to the instability of his life (in and out of prison) and the visual stream-of-though created through Soderbergh's editing. He's on a personal crusade to find the man he feels is responsible for his daughter's death. In the end it's touching in how well the story falls together as we discover that we're following a man who does not seek for revenge, but seeks to put the time he's lost into context with the life he knows.

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