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Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels (1998)
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"Who are these people?" is what I repeatedly asked myself when perusing the press release pages of accolades bestowed on the British thriller, Diary of a Bad Lad. Chris Bernard called it “Absolutely superb...and completely inspiring” across the top of the promotional materials. Who is Chris Bernard? Good question, since the press packet did not attribute his name to anything. According to “the Google,” he's either a model from Lexington, Kentucky, a married software designer from Chicago, the author of Drop Shipping Sucks, or the founder of the Las Vegas Institute of Noetic Sciences Chapter. And as insightful as any of those Chris Bernards may be about film, I am not sure how much I trust their and value their opinions. Perhaps it's time to rethink my credentials as a paid film critic, but color me bored. I just could not enter the groove that Diary of a Bad Lad was trying to create. It unfurls as yet another 'found footage' pic, supposedly spliced together f ... "
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"With “RocknRolla” we are officially out of new threatening aquatic creatures for cinematic bad guys to dip their foes into. Sharks. Piranhas. Electric eels. Ill-tempered mutated sea bass. All of these little fishies have occupied a tank or two, used for a criminal dunking booth as a form of persuasion in films. Lenny Cole, the chief villain of Guy Ritchie's new crime caper is also a proprietor of such a nefarious aquarium. So what does he choose to stock in his pond of persuasion? Crawfish. Yes, that Louisiana delicacy that is little more than an overgrown Sea Monkey is what Lenny uses to taunt his victims. It's (hopefully) meant as a lark in Ritchie's assured return to form after misfiring with the disastrous “Swept Away” (starring wife Madonna) and the befuddling “Revolver.” “RocknRolla” creeps back into the underworld where he is most comfortable, populating it with yet another ro "
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"This review originally appeared during the Toronto Film Festival. Guy Ritchie’s RockNRolla opens in New York and LA today. Guy Ritchie has been getting a bad rap ever since the his impressive double header of Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels and Snatch turned into the double whammy of becoming Mr. Madonna in 2000 and directing Swept Away in 2002. Ritchie was quickly heading for the bargain bin after that romantic comedy became a universal joke, topped as a target of derision perhaps only by Gigli. He returned to gangster fare with Revolver in 2005, but even with star and Ritchie alumnus Jason Statham, the film wasn’t well-received. So here we are three years later with yet another gangster-studded film, RocknRolla, this time with posterboy Gerard Butler in a leading role. "
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"I did like this, but think it falls into the Overrated category. The hype surrounding LOCK, STOCK has been incredible even close to 10 years after its debut. Still, if you like dark action comedies, check this out. But fair warning: watch it sober or you'll be forced to watch it with subtitles! "
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Surprise, Surprise
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"Wow. After a slow start, this movie really takes off. Though I love Snatch and Lock, Stock, it's reassuring to see that Guy Ritchie's talent can go in a different direction. That's not to say that he's completely abandoned his roots (which he might have done on the Swept Away remake....though I haven't seen it...) as there are trademark cinematography and editing touchs in addition to dialogue and content. Revolver reaffirms that Jason Statham is an actor with Ritchie and merely an action star without. He is at his dramatic best here and looks great next to the comedic masterwork in Snatch. Ritchie's new directions allow him to grow as a filmmaker and distance himself from the "he made the same movie twice" comments at the start of his career. I now trust him more as a writer/director and I'm really excited for Rocknrolla. "
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RocknRolla Review, Toronto 2008
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"Guy Ritchie has been getting a bad rap ever since the his impressive double header of Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels and Snatch turned into the double whammy of becoming Mr. Madonna in 2000 and directing Swept Away in 2002. Ritchie was quickly heading for the bargain bin after that romantic comedy became a universal joke, topped as a target of derision perhaps only by Gigli. He returned to gangster fare with Revolver in 2005, but even with star and Ritchie alumnus Jason Statham, the film wasn’t well-received. So here we are three years later with yet another gangster-studded film, RocknRolla, this time with posterboy Gerard Butler in a leading role. Well, the good news is that this marks a return to the London underbelly that was laid down by Lock and Snatch: RocknRolla
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"In Bruges features one of the most stylized child murders I have ever seen on film. I repeat – Stylized Child Murder. Later in the film we have another stylized murder of a midget that results in a suicide because the suicide victim thought the latter murder was a child murder. Now, I think gangster death can be fun just like everybody else, including the Reservoir Dogs clones up and through In Bruges. But the British took it too far – I am not a fan of Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels for many of the same reasons that I am not a fan of this movie. The British take on the humor in these films is generally a bit too sadistic. Furthermore, we have an illegal drug subplot that is placed just to give the film an additional edge it does not deserve or need. Farrell and Gleeson are entertaining enough as the wayward buddy gangsters - especially Gleeson who we need to see in more "
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"Guess what? Regurgitating gossip about Madonna and Guy Ritchie’s marriage is now fair game for movie blogs, because they’re both filmmakers now! Yay! Or, I mean, boo––I must protect my integrity and not get swept up in the promise of search-propelled page views. I don’t even know anymore! Oh, Madonna––life IS a mystery, isn’t it? Anyway. Page Six is reporting that Madonna has fallen out of love with the man who remade Swept Away for her, because she’s realised that he’s not quite the street urchin she thought he was: “Madonna is said to have lost respect for Ritchie when she found out he had embellished his past,” one in-the-know Briton told us. “Far from the tough, working-class London dude he adoringly echoed in Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels, he’s actually a privileged, prep school boy who chose to affect a gangland accent and walk with a street swagger. Brits can spot this at 100 yards, or hear it in an accent. Yanks, alas, can’t.” I’m sure I don’t speak for all “Yanks”––I "
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"Guess what? Regurgitating gossip about Madonna and Guy Ritchie’s marriage is now fair game for movie blogs, because they’re both filmmakers now! Yay! Or, I mean, boo––I must protect my integrity and not get swept up in the promise of search-propelled page views. I don’t even know anymore! Oh, Madonna––life IS a mystery, isn’t it? Anyway. Page Six is reporting that Madonna has fallen out of love with the man who remade Swept Away for her, because she’s realised that he’s not quite the street urchin she thought he was: “Madonna is said to have lost respect for Ritchie when she found out he had embellished his past,” one in-the-know Briton told us. “Far from the tough, working-class London dude he adoringly echoed in Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels, he’s actually a privileged, prep school boy who chose to affect a gangland accent and walk with a street swagger. Brits can spot this at 100 yards, or hear it in an accent. Yanks, alas, can’t.” I’m sure I don’t speak for all “Yanks”––I "
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Stratham's 'Bank' shot
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"Jason Statham is not a name that exactly inspires confidence in moveigoers.He was director Guy Ritchie’s lapdog for “Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels” and “Snatch,” before boxing himself in to roles that played up his martial-arts prowess, squelching any dramatic potential that nuanced his performances.Starring in a string of empty-calorie cinematic Twinkies (“The Transporter” films, “Chaos,” “War” and “Crank” were all designed solely to accentuate his pugnacious proclivities) only kept him out of the direct-to-video purgatory that befell fellow fighters Steven Segal and Jean-Claude Van Damme.He’s often dismissed as the British version of Bruce Willis (balding, gruff on-screen demeanor, characters of few words and a cupboard filled with ca "
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