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Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels (1999)

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76

Average Rating: 6.8/10
Reviews Counted: 58
Fresh: 44 | Rotten: 14

Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Barrels is a grimy, twisted, and funny twist on the Tarantino hip gangster formula.

65

Average Rating: 5.9/10
Critic Reviews: 17
Fresh: 11 | Rotten: 6

Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Barrels is a grimy, twisted, and funny twist on the Tarantino hip gangster formula.

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British writer Guy Ritchie made his feature directorial debut with this crime-caper comedy-drama set in London's East End and heavy on the Cockney dialogue (with one scene in subtitled Cockney rhyming slang). A big-bucks scheme goes awry: Cardsharp Eddy (Nick Moran) and pals Bacon (Jason Statham), Tom (Jason Flemyng), and Soap (Dexter Fletcher) scuffle to pile up enough money to put Eddy at the card table opposite gangland porn lord Hatchet Harry (P.H. Moriarty). Unfortunately, the whole plan

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Drama, Action & Adventure, Mystery & Suspense, Comedy

Guy Ritchie

Aug 31, 1999

Gramercy Pictures

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All Critics (64) | Top Critics (18) | Fresh (46) | Rotten (14) | DVD (23)

I was thoroughly entertained while I was watching it, and I haven't hated myself since. And that is something, though I don't know exactly what.

April 27, 2007 Full Review Source: New York Observer | Comment (1)
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Expect plenty of laughs and some edge-of-your-seat sweats, but not a whole lot else.

February 9, 2006 Full Review Source: Time Out | Comment (1)
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The best one can say is that it's a smart cartoon, and a fairly exhausting viewing experience.

March 19, 2002 Full Review Source: Globe and Mail | Comments (6)
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Even when the accents are as indecipherable as the plot, Ritchie keeps the action percolating and the humor on high.

June 5, 2001 | Comment (1)
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Lock, Stock & Two Smoking Barrels is the laborious title of an even more laborious Cockney action movie.

January 1, 2000 Full Review Source: Slate
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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. Neither extreme is particularly pleasurable.

January 1, 2000 Full Review Source: Sacramento Bee | Comments (2)
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Fast-paced romp has violence, gangsters, drugs.

June 14, 2012 Full Review Source: Common Sense Media
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What his other movies have done summarily or languidly, Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Barrels does with some clear novice stumbles. It's creative and very clever. It's just not a classic.

December 3, 2009 Full Review Source: PopMatters | Comment (1)
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Lock Stock And Two Smoking Barrels est du très bon cinema.

December 17, 2004

If only it could have resisted revelry in its own style and violence, it might have been one 1999's best films, due to its performances and clever plot twists.

December 6, 2004 | Comment (1)
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Fans of Quentin Tarantino's Pulp Fiction and Jackie Brown are in for a treat.

June 22, 2004 Full Review Source: Courier-Journal (Louisville, KY) | Comments (3)

Though Ritchie isn't the most accomplished filmmaker, his artistic use of freeze-frames, slow motion and other camera trickery proves he is a precocious talent to be reckoned with in the future.

April 10, 2002 Full Review Source: Deseret News, Salt Lake City | Comment (1)
Deseret News, Salt Lake City

Ritchie orchestrates the plots and anti-plots with the delight of a sadistic child; by the end of this film, his career shows signs of smoking.

March 24, 2002 Full Review Source: Boston Phoenix
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Audience Reviews for Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels

Guy Ritchie's debut is a blazing gangster film with sharp dialogue and a mix of drama and comedy that reinvents the genre. With a terrific cast, Guy Ritchie directs an effective crime film that is a must see for gangster film fans. Early signs of Ritchie's brilliant direction can be seen here, and would subsequently perfected in his follow-up, Snatch. The film has a serious tone to it, but has enough comic moments to really make it a unique gangster film. Before hand, films in this genre were too serious, dark, and violent, which there is nothing wrong with that. However Ritchie introduced something a bit different and it worked very well. Some people will surely hate this film, but to those crime film fans who want a new angle on a classic story, this is worth seeing. The film has a plateau of colorful characters which make for an interesting viewing experience. Guy Ritchie's films have a terrific sense of style and this debut feature showcases that brilliantly. I personally enjoy Ritchie's work, and Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels is a fine crime film that has some strong performances, a clever script and effective plot that will keep you entertained from start to finish. Even if it's not a flawless film, this is sure to become one of the most memorable gangster films of the last twenty years. With a great cast at hand, Guy Ritchie has delivered a smart, effective and well constructed crime film that goes where no genre film has gone before. This is a must see for crime film fans, and some viewers may not get used to Guy Ritchie's brand of eccentric filmmaking, but it pays off in the end.
July 14, 2011
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Guy Ritchie's directorial debut is a verbally explosive crime-caper, with lots of clever and witty dialogue and a top notch cast. Original in style and highly entertaining, there's really no film quite like it. The only one that comes close to it is Snatch - which is another gangster gem by Ritchie, but that doesn't really match the brilliance of this one. So if you haven't seen it yet, I suggest you do so at first opportunity. Because it's so far above the median line that it plays in a whole different league. One of the coolest films you'll ever see and a personal favourite mine that never gets old.
July 1, 2007
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    1. Big Chris: It's been emotional.
    – Submitted by Kevin C (4 months ago)
    1. Rory Breaker: If the milk turns out to be sour, I ain't the kind of pussy to drink it. You know what I mean, Nick?
    – Submitted by Miles G (13 months ago)
    1. Bacon: Right. Let's sort the buyers from the spyers, the needy from the greedy, and those who trust me from the ones who don't, because if you can't see value here today, you're not up here shopping. You're up here shoplifting. You see these goods? Never seen daylight, moonlight, Israelite. Fanny by the gaslight. Take a bag, c'mon take a bag. I took a bag home last night. Cost me a lot more than ten pound, I can tell you. Anyone like jewelry? Look at that one there. Handmade in Italy, hand-stolen in Stepney. It's as long as my arm. I wish it was as long as something else. Don't think because these boxes are sealed up, they're empty. The only man who sells empty boxes is the undertaker, and by the look of some of you lot today, I'd make more money with me measuring tape. Here, one price. Ten pound.
    2. Eddy: Did you say ten pound?
    3. Bacon: Are you deaf?
    4. Eddy: That's a bargain. I'll take one.
    5. Bacon: Squeeze in if you can. Left leg, right leg, your body will follow. They call it walking. You want one as well, darling? You do? That's it. They're waking up. Treat the wife. Treat somebody else's wife. It's a lot more fun if you don't get caught. Hold on. You want one as well? Okay, darling, show me a bit of life then. It's no good standing out there like one o'clock half-struck. Buy them, you better buy them. These are not stolen, they just haven't been paid for, and we can't get them again. They've changed the bloody locks. Here. One for you. It's no good coming back later when I've sold out. 'Too late, too late' will be the cry when the man with the bargains has passed you by. If you got no money on you now, you'll be crying tears as big as October cabbages.
    6. Eddy: Bacon, cozzers!
    7. Bacon: Shit.
    – Submitted by Andrew G (13 months ago)
    1. Bacon: Harry didn't think that he did a very good job, so he grabbed the nearest thing to hand, which just so happened to be a 15 inch black rubber cock, and proceeded to beat poor old Smithy to death with. And that was seen as a nice way to go. Now, that, is why you pay Hatchet Harry, when you owe.
    – Submitted by Andrew G (13 months ago)
    1. Tom: It's a deal, it's a steal. It's the sale of the fucking century. In fact, fucking, Nick, I think I'll keep it.
    – Submitted by Julianna S (22 months ago)
    1. Rory Breaker: If you hold back anything, I'll kill ya. If you bend the truth or I think you're bending the truth, I'll kill ya. If you forget anything, I'll kill ya. In fact, you're gonna have to work very hard to stay alive, Nick. Now, do you understand everything I've just said? 'Cause if you don't, I'll kill ya!
    – Submitted by Yury M (24 months ago)

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