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rogerebert.suntimes.com - : `Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels'' is like Tarantino crossed with the Marx Brothers, if Groucho had been into chopping off fingers. It's a bewilderingly complex caper film, set among the low-lifes of London's East End, and we don't need to be told that the director used to make TV commercials; we figure that out when a cook throws some veggies into water, and the camera shoots up from the bottom of the pot. more...
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www.filmthreat.com - : As the wave of Tarantino-style films have ebbed, a new wave of insipid teen films have risen to take its place. Thankfully, the Brits have given us a break from the prom queens with a big helping of violence and some of the meanest, ugliest limey bastards to cross our shores since Black Sabbath came to town. Among a massive cast, we have four heroes, friends forever. more...
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4/5
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movie-reviews.colossus.net - : The tale of Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Barrels is the most improbable of success stories. After having difficulty securing a financial backer, Guy Ritchie's debut feature became one of the biggest home-grown successes in the U.K. last year. Now, with an appropriate push from Gramercy, the North American distributor, the film is about to take its shot at success on this side of the Atlantic. Those who sample Ritchie's movie will find it to be a nearly-perfect blend of violence and comedy, a kind of O. Henry meets Q. Tarantino where the irony drips more freely than the blood. more...
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