Runtime:
107 minutes
Directed
by: Guy Ritchie
Starring:
Jason Flemyng, Dexter Fletcher, Nick Moran, Jason Statham, Vinnie
Jones
From:
HandMade Films
As
I wind down my foreign film watching, I figured I should rewatch this
quality film, one that I think I first watched around 2000, as I
remember talking about the movie in person with some pals in '01
(this sort of thing doesn't happen all that often in person, to be
honest) and I've seen it a few times since then and I've enjoyed it.
I might as well get the Blu-Ray one of these days from a used DVD
store or some other similar place.
The
plot: A whole lot happens (it's complex but it's never impossible to
follow as it comes together greatly) so let me copy and paste from
the IMDb: “A
botched card game in London triggers four friends, thugs,
weed-growers, hard gangsters, loan sharks and debt collectors to
collide with each other in a series of unexpected events, all for the
sake of weed, cash and two antique shotguns.”
Like
I said, a lot happens in the movie as several storylines are
interconnected, but they all come together by the end and even if you
think you are totally lost at first, you eventually should be able to
understand what it all means, and once you do you'll realize how
great and entertaining this crime drama is, with nice performances
all around, characters you'll remember (like Hatchet Harry and Barry
The Baptist) and a whole lot of wacky and entertaining events...
there's a nice soundtrack too, everything from James Brown to Iggy
Pop.
To
think that this launched the careers of several different people,
that being director Ritchie, Statham, and Jones. It seems like
marrying Madonna was a downpoint for him and he hasn't recovered from
the time that he was with her, as I've seen Snatch and that was
fine-enough but not the same, and I haven't seen the rest of his
movies except the first Sherlock Holmes and I felt disappointed by
that, and his movies since 2000 have been a mixed bag according to
many people and he hasn't had another movie quite as good as this
one. Former soccer tough guy Jones has done many moves since this
one... most of them aren't that great but at least he's made a living
and he's still making money. Of course, Statham is a big worldwide
star and is THE action star since 2000.
If
you've somehow haven't seen this and you enjoy your crime dramas,
then you should check this out. Just make sure to see it with the
subtitles on, as at times it's hard to understand their thick accents
and their unique slang. I'll be back tomorrow night.
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