The plot of the upcoming film, Mr Nice, involves a Welshman from a quiet town, growing up to excel at school, head off to Oxford University to study physics, and not only get into the lifestyle of parties and casual drug-use, but effectively run the life, and supply the dope to dozens of students; before moving on to smuggling shipments of up to 30 tons of marijuana, becoming involved with M.I.6., the C.I.A., the I.R.A., and the Mafia, among others, and being pursued by just as many elite organizations worldwide; but what’s most impressive about the plot, is that every single event in it, is all true.
Mr Nice is based on the book of the same name, which is the autobiography of the aforementioned Welshman, Howard Marks (who will be portrayed in the movie by Wales’ own Rhys Ifans, The Boat That Rocked); a man who had 43 aliases, 89 phone lines, and owned 25 businesses that traded throughout the world (and that was just during the mid 80’s), and a man who, when standing trial for smuggling an unimaginable amount of ‘beneficial herbs’ across international borders, attempted to falsely prove that he was working an an M.I.6. spy, and did so under orders.
The film promises to be one of the funniest, and most interesting British films for some time, and should be one of the most astonishing, captivating, and downright unbelievable, true stories ever told, and should also be well acted; Rhys Ifans is a perfect choice for Marks; and well shot; with Candyman’s Bernard Rose behind the camera.
A release date has been scheduled for October the 8th this year, but a new trailer (which can be seen below) has just been released, and for anyone who likes the sound of the movie, or the look of the trailer, and simply can’t wait until October, the Mr Nice book is still readily available.
