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Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels (1998)
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Release Date:
5 March 1999 (USA) moreTagline:
A Disgrace to Criminals Everywhere. morePlot:
Four London working class stiffs pool their money to put one in a high stakes card game, but things go wrong and they end up owing half a million pounds and having one week to come up with the cash. full summary | full synopsisAwards:
Nominated for BAFTA Film Award. Another 13 wins & 6 nominations moreNewsDesk:
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Comedy Noir well done moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Jason Flemyng | ... | Tom |
 | Dexter Fletcher | ... | Soap |
 | Nick Moran | ... | Eddie |
 | Jason Statham | ... | Bacon |
 | Steven Mackintosh | ... | Winston |
 | Nicholas Rowe | ... | J |
| Nick Marcq | ... | Charles |
| Charles Forbes | ... | Willie |
 | Vinnie Jones | ... | Big Chris |
| Lenny McLean | ... | Barry the Baptist |
| Peter McNicholl | ... | Little Chris |
| P.H. Moriarty | ... | 'Hatchet' Harry Lonsdale |
| Frank Harper | ... | Dog |
| Steve Sweeney | ... | Plank |
| Huggy Leaver | ... | Paul |
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Rated R for strong violence, pervasive language, sexuality and drug content.Parents Guide:
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107 min | 120 min (director's cut)Country:
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1.85 : 1 moreSound Mix:
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Singapore:M18 (DVD rating) | Singapore:R(A) | Brazil:18 | Argentina:13 | Australia:MA | Canada:16+ (Québec) | Canada:18A | Chile:14 | Denmark:15 | Finland:K-16 | France:U | Germany:16 (bw) | Hong Kong:IIB | Iceland:16 | Ireland:18 | Japan:PG-12 | Netherlands:16 | New Zealand:R18 | Norway:15 | Peru:14 | Portugal:M/16 | South Korea:18 | Spain:18 | Sweden:15 | Switzerland:16 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:16 (canton of Vaud) | UK:18 | USA:RMOVIEmeter: 
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On Vinnie Jones' first day of filming, he had just been released from police custody - he had been arrested for beating up his neighbor. moreGoofs:
Audio/visual unsynchronized: In the director's cut, when Kenny and Kenny have stolen the guns and the old man shot a hole in Kenny's hair, the other Kenny says "Are you all right, Kenny?" You then see his lips ask "Kenny?" again, but you only hear him say it in the next shot of the smoking hair. The original region 1 version has the sound in sync with the lip movement. moreQuotes:
[first lines]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...
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I'm not sure whether to call this a black comedy or a comedy-noir. The story is about four working class lads who have each managed to save up 25,000 pounds to spot their card-shark friend for a high-stakes poker game with "Hatchet" Harry, the local gangster.
Unfortunately, Harry's game is rigged and the four end up owing Harry half a million pounds, with just one week to come up with the cash. What ensues is a set of schemes, counter-schemes, rip-offs, and bad/good luck that demand you pay attention. On several occasions I had to pause the video just to take stock of which gang was planning what.
The final thirty minutes of the film, as the plots all collide and overlap, turn set-piece shoot outs into comedic punchlines. The comedy is driven by exploding our expectations of what are otherwise pretty standard scenes from the film-noir genre.
The acting is strong and the script very tight. Although I am not normally a fan of voice overs, this one informs without spoiling the action. And I liked the use of the slow-motion to disrupt the action and keep me paying attention.
While this film may not be for everyone, if you enjoy a darker pallette, this may be right up your alley.