Review of Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels (1998) by Nicolas B — 30 May 2015
I thought that I would really dig the first movie by Guy Ritchie. I heard many good things. But overall, I don't know what to think of it. It's in a grey area between good and bad, and I don't think it was all so watchable.
There are brilliant scenes in the movie, especially the beginning, and the very last scene of the film. A few of the action sequences are top-notch, and very exciting. But the characters are cookie cutter, and the plot is generic.
The fact that people compare this to Tarantino is not right. He would do more with this material than what is done here. Not saying it's a bad movie, but I'm just not crazy about it. By the way, the movie can be really hard to understand at times due to the use of Cockney, or to make it quite simple, the British version of Jive.
I may have missed half the plot trying to decipher what was said from each character. Hmmmm, I hope my critique isn't uncalled for then.
This review of Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels (1998) was written by Nicolas B on 30 May 2015.
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels has generally received very positive reviews.
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