The 51st State
The 51st State
FilmKrimi
In Ronny Yu's fast-moving crime-thriller, Samuel L Jackson plays Elmo McElroy, a pharmaceutical genius who has made a fortune in illegal drugs, particularly with Formula 51, which is more potent than heroin and crack. But instead of selling it to his drug lord employer the Lizard (Meatloaf), he flies to Liverpool where Felix (Robert Carlyle) is acting as broker for gangster Leopold Durant (Ricky Tomlinson). Durant is prepared to offer $20m for the formula; money Elmo would love to spend, if he can stay alive long enough.