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The Baker is a killer comedy about how you can’t escape your past, especially when you’re an ex-hitman...
Starring Damian Lewis (Band of Brothers), Michael Gambon (Harry Potter, Cranford, Layer Cake) and Kate Ashfield (Shaun of the Dead), The Baker is written and directed by Gareth Lewis.
Milo (Damian Lewis) is a professional hit man living on the edge. When failing to fulfil a contract for the first time, Milo escapes the city to avoid the wrath of his employers. Hiding out in a remote rural village, the locals mistake him for the new baker.
He adopts this role as his new cover and sets about baking bread and cakes for the village. When sparks fly with the local vet Rhiannon (Kate Ashfield) he decides to start a new life as the village baker, but his past is about to catch up with him. In a small village where everyone knows your deepest darkest secrets and no one is as innocent as they seem Milo discovers that you can’t always have your cake and eat it.
DVD Extras
Director and Damian Lewis Commentary, behind the scenes and interviews
A Look Behind The Baker Featurette
On The Set (A BBC Film Network Report)
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United Kingdom released, PAL/Region 2.4 DVD: LANGUAGES: English ( Dolby Digital Stereo ), English ( Subtitles ), ANAMORPHIC WIDESCREEN (1.78:1), SPECIAL FEATURES: Anamorphic Widescreen, Behind the scenes, Commentary, Interactive Menu, Scene Access, SYNOPSIS: A hit man flees his overlords when he can't go through with a whack. He then hides out in a remote Welsh village and works as a baker, falling in love with a local vet--but cannot escape his past. ...The Baker
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
This film is scripted and filmed with a huge sense of fun and gives Damian Lewis the opportunity to demonstrate his genius as a comic actor, on a smaller scale but not unlike his role in the NBC series Life. Kate Ashfield as the local vet is the perfect foil for him, a terrifically comic partnership with sharp dialogue. The sex scene between them where they end up on the floor, sexy and gorgeous, covered in eggs and jam, must be the funniest pair of naked bodies ever filmed. It's worth buying the DVD for that alone. All the other characters are just as brilliantly cast creating a series of comic gems, the locations are beautiful and though the plot requires a suspension of disbelief as it gets more and more fantastic, ending with two professional gunmen fighting each other with swords and sticks, a nod to Shakespeare whose bust is prominently displayed in the pub, the humour is quite subtle and the whole has great sincerity.
A real bonus on the DVD is the commentary between the brothers Damian and Gareth, so laid back and low key it is in itself a spoof on the self-promoting earnestness of most producers talking about their own work. And don't miss the explanation of how they filmed the exploding ram.
A real bonus on the DVD is the commentary between the brothers Damian and Gareth, so laid back and low key it is in itself a spoof on the self-promoting earnestness of most producers talking about their own work. And don't miss the explanation of how they filmed the exploding ram.
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
I had the privledge of seeing "The Baker" on dvd recently and I have to say it's one of the funniest films I've seen in recent years. It's an off-beat comedy rather than a broad one filled with unique, oddball characters and silly situations. Damian Lewis shines as Milo, the jaded hitman who wants to get out of the business, but the rest of the cast is stellar, including "New Amsterdam"'s Nicolaj Coster-Waldau as a rival hitman and Michael Gambon as Milo's boss. There's a lovely romance between Milo and the town's veterinarian which culminates in one of the funniest/sexiest love scenes on film. Highly recommended.
15 of 16 people found the following review helpful
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The Baker is a novel and enjoyable film with an engaging and entertaining story and a great cast. Damian Lewis is perfect as "the hitman experiencing a mid-life crisis" but the charming Welsh village that he selects as a hide-out is anything but idyllic or even "normal" (although it is beautiful!) The film made me laugh and warmed my heart. It is inventive, intelligent and wickedly funny and I strongly recommend it to anyone wants to laugh and be suprised by a clever and hilarious movie.
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Damian Lewis Bakes a Flan
I was looking forward to a Damian Lewis master piece to rival Grosse Point Blank for twists and turns as the hitman masks himself in the small village as The Baker. Read more
Published 7 months ago by Mr. William Oxley
Dark comedy with lots of favourites!
Directed by Gareth Lewis, brother of Damian the lead actor in this little gem. Damian stars as Milo who wants to escape from his hitman role when he gives his last 'hit' the... Read more
Published 14 months ago by Patrick H. Williams
Great film
This film is exactly what it says on the tin. It is a great comedy, but the storyline is a tad predictable. Read more
Published 15 months ago by HumbleStudent
So very very!!
This film is such a jewel, in my opinion. The sheer weirdness of the whole situation, happeninig in a tiny village almost off the map, in Wales no less, is almost too much. Read more
Published 21 months ago by autumnleaf
Just a bit of good old Bitish humour
Damian Lewis plays the character of a sensitive assassin who decides to turn his back on a life of crime. He escapes to a little Welsh village and becomes their new baker. Read more
Published 21 months ago by JMYC
Fab, but let down by a weak climax
I was surprised to see Damian Lewis in such a quirky, low-budget film until I realised that it was made by his brother. Read more
Published 22 months ago by Mrs. Nicola Clements
quirky but excellent
Loved this film - something a bit different, a rarity these days. Bought this due to an Amazon recommendation (previously bought 'Life'). Read more
Published on 3 Mar 2010 by beadyeye
A great fun little film
This is a wonderful vehicle for Damian Lewis. I'm sure I'm not alone in wishing he'd do more tv and film. Read more
Published on 24 Jan 2010 by D. J. Dubery
brillant
Brillant film, with a very good sense of humor (even coming across for non-U.K. viewers... ) Cheers
Published on 6 Jun 2009 by Wolfensberger Marc
Chocolate Cake will never be the same again!
This came strongly recommended from another Damian Lewis fan and what a wonderful surprise this film turned out to be! Read more
Published on 21 May 2009 by Denis McIvor
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