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By Mary Elizabeth Williams (71) for Salon (312) on 12 Dec 2003

It's supposed to be visually exciting, but the result is more like a corpse-strewn Gap khakis ad than a triumph of technique…

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By Peter Travers (3,602) for Rolling Stone (4,035) on 25 Mar 2003

A dynamite bundle from British writer-director Guy Ritchie…

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By David Sterritt (1,643) for Christian Science Monitor (3,788) on 09 Mar 2003

The humor is as crude as the characters, but the picture has energy…

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By Mike Clark (1,024) for USA Today (4,117) on 09 Aug 2002

The best one can say is that it's a smart cartoon, and a fairly exhausting viewing experience…

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By Jeff Vice (1,455) for Deseret News (Salt Lake City) (1) on 09 Apr 2002

Though Ritchie isn't the most accomplished filmmaker, his artistic use of freeze-frames, slow motion and other camera trickery proves he is…

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By Elvis Mitchell (489) for The New York Times (9,847) on 13 Mar 2002

Flashy, random shifts of film speed and a true rogues' gallery of striking if one-note characters, do hold interest even if they have no real…

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By J. Hoberman (756) for Village Voice (8,525) on 10 Nov 2001

Given its boundless sarcasm, running-jumping- standing-still ambience and hyperbolic Guignol violence, Lock, Stock aspires to be something…

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By Ron Wells (162) for Film Threat (5,156) on 09 Feb 2001

Lock is filled with great writing, great acting, colorful characters, and a tight story. I actually like this film more than Pulp Fiction…

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By Harvey S. Karten (2,210) for Compuserve (1,948) on 01 Jan 2000

Would be a prominent piece of low-budget filmmaking if had appeared a decade or so ago, but by now the genre is so tired, the glorification…

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By Jon Popick (633) for Planet Sick-Boy (616) on 01 Jan 2000

What starts out as a hodgepodge of Pulp Fiction, Trainspotting and Reservoir Dogs slowly becomes as enjoyable and visually stylish as the films…

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By Joe Baltake (424) for Sacramento Bee (806) on 01 Jan 2000

The film had me alternating between a sugar high and drowsiness. One minute, I struggled to keep awake; the next, I was jumping in my seat…

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By Greg Dean Schmitz (47) for Greg's Previews at Yahoo! Movies (47) on 01 Jan 2000

Just don't expect to be dazzled by the story, because if you're like me…

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By Matt Easterbrook (153) for Matt's Movie Reviews (913) on 01 Jan 2000

Because the film has to split its running time among so many different characters, all of whom look alike and act alike but have different…

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By Bob Graham (157) for San Francisco Chronicle (7,630) on 01 Jan 2000

Even if flashy Ritchie's tall tale about the East End underworld starts to run out of steam, the punch line is so good that it makes up for a lot…

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By Joblo (608) for JoBlo's Movie Emporium (1,959) on 01 Jan 2000

Unlike Tarantino movies, this film wasn't peppered with pop references all over the place, but it did lace itself with a fine overtone of comedy…

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By Sean Axmaker (1,564) for Seattle Weekly (293) on 01 Jan 2000

A welcome entry in the flailing neo-noir tradition…

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By Jeanne Aufmuth (581) for Palo Alto Weekly (965) on 01 Jan 2000

Even when the violence gets out of control, as bad as 'a bad day in Bosnia,' there's an underlying level of wit and humor…

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By Dennis Schwartz (5,456) for Ozus' World Movie Reviews (5,456) on 01 Jan 2000

A Laurel and Hardy film would have looked like deep sardonic humor compared with this sophomoric effort…

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By Michael Dequina (1,684) for TheMovieReport.com (1,582) on 01 Jan 2000

A clever, complex, and comic caper that takes its share of unexpected twists and turns…

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By Janet Maslin (949) for New York Times (5,786) on 01 Jan 2000

The punchy little flourishes that load this English gangster film with attitude are perfectly welcome, because there's no honest, substantial…

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