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lock stock and two smoking barrels | Year: 1999 Classification: Comedy Directed: - Guy Ritchie Actors/Actresses: - Jason Flemyng - Dexter Fletcher If you liked Snatch, you'll LOVE Lock Stock & 2 Sm. Barrels Possibly the most authentic gangster movie in wide release, this film actually features real criminals in some of its key roles. Indeed, Vinnie Jones got out of jail the day before filming started. The plot centers around four working class friends who pool 25000 pounds each for their poker expert friend to play with in a high stakes card game. Naturally, their scheme goes awry, they end up way in debt to the game's host (Hatchet Harry), and chaos ensues as they attempt to find money to repay their debt. The first third of the movie is spent introducing seperate groups of characters: Hatchet Harry and his henchman, Barry the Baptist, who "keeps the business running harmoniously" by drowning deliquent borrowers; Three soft upper-middle class pot growers in their 20's; Rory Breaker - the deceptively cute, cuddly-looking gangster with a poodle afro and the temper of a junkyard dog; two hilariously imbecilic thieves "Shotguns? You mean guns that fire shots?"; and Chris the lean, mean loan collector. Each set of characters is developed in isolation (a little bit like Tarantino) with healthy doses of English wit. Yes...this movie is very quotable. As the plot develops, each party becomes increasing tied up with the others as the movie approaches its prolonged climax. There are MANY surprises at the end of this film. As Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels was in US theaters for about one week, very few people in America have seen it. What a shame. It's significantly more humourous than Snatch, and much easier to follow. In fact, the few people that have borrowed this DVD from me have purchased a copy for themselves. This one's a keeper. Low budget - high talent subculture classic Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels is a watch-it-again movie: definitely worth buying instead of renting. It is not just a British version of Pulp Fiction, although the story runs along similar crime comedy lines. Guy Ritchie's debut movie smacks of quick-witted talent and an innate knowledge of his subject - no doubt why second movie Snatch turns out to be more of the same. The premise of four lads with a get rich quick scheme that goes wrong is basic enough, and so is the impossibly large sum of money that they end up owing a predictably mercenary crime boss. However, all of this is sharply conveyed in inventive and riotously funny scenes using a cast sprinkled with bona fide criminals. One thing, as an ex-pat Brit, that I adore Guy Ritchie for is including the making of a cup of tea in each of his movies. It doesn't get more convincing than that. This nifty film proves that you don't need a big budget, you don't need big name actors, and you don't need an exotic location to create a classic - but you DO need to be as clever as Guy Ritchie. If you enjoy a slice of subculture, inspired cinematography, and a hilariously twisted story, this film was made just for you. a great movie this movie is very funny it is kind of like a funny British Pulp Fiction but the story goes in order. You have to love the tough British guy that all of these kind of movies have. If you liked Snatch, you'll LOVE Lock Stock Possibly the most authentic gangster movie in wide release, this film actually features real criminals in some of its key roles. Indeed, Vinnie Jones got out of jail the day before filming started. The first third of the movie is spent introducing seperate groups of characters: Hatchet Harry and his henchman, Barry the Baptist, who "keeps the business running harmoniously" by drowning deliquent borrowers; Three soft upper-middle class pot growers in their 20's; Rory Breaker - the deceptively cute, cuddly-looking gangster with a poodle afro and the temper of a junkyard dog; two hilariously imbecilic thieves "Shotguns? You mean guns that fire shots?"; and Chris the lean, mean loan collector. Each set of characters is developed in isolation (a little bit like Tarantino) with healthy doses of English wit. Yes...this movie is very quotable. As the plot develops, each party becomes increasing tied up with the others as the movie approaches its prolonged climax. There are MANY surprises at the end of this film. As Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels was in US theaters for about one week, very few people in America have seen it. What a shame. It's significantly more humourous than Snatch, and much easier to follow. In fact, the few people that have borrowed this DVD from me have purchased a copy for themselves. This one's a keeper. Buy Lock Stock And Two Smoking Barrels at Amazon.com Buy posters at Allposters.com Jamster - the latest ringtones for your phone!  Search with Walhello on the Internet on Lock Stock And Two Smoking Barrels Search with the Priority Search Engine on Lock Stock And Two Smoking Barrels This page in other languages: Suomeksi | Nederlands | Deutsch
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