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'Dont 'urt me Arch, im only little'

Advantages: Good story and good cast
Disadvantages: Unoriginal

...is set for stardom. Anyway, RocknRolla provides the viewer with another look at London's criminal underground but as always with a little giggle inbetween. PLOT - The story is very much similar to Snatch and Lock Stock with a multitude of characters all involved in something sinister that eventually all connects up. The title of the film refers to Johnny Quid, a drug addicted rock star who is embroiled in the criminal underworld. His role is a big ...
...blokes, birds and backhanders inside RocknRolla featurette and Guys Town featurette. The blu-ray transfer gives crisp views for the various areas of London both under and overground. OVERALL - After directing Revolver, i was a little bit suspect as to what kind of trip Ritchie would take me on next. Revolver was a headache, but this is back to his original best, good script, a good story in the similar mould to Snatch and Lock Stock and good performances ...

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Review of Rocknrolla (Blu-ray)

I have a PHD in chemistry and they want me to blow myself up!

Advantages: Good tempo
Disadvantages: Lazy post 911 fare..

...do in the Middle East, Body of Lies side steps all that and sticks to Muslims are all terrorists and America is in the right and we know that because Leonardo DiCaprio and Russell Crowe say so. At least 'Body of Lies' is more Syriana than the dire Jamie Foxx movie 'The Kingdom', though, everything that's wrong with Hollywood when it tackles sensitive regions of the world. Talk about putting back Saudi -U.S. relations for 100 years! With Ridley Scott ...
...cynical and intelligent version of Body of Lies. But it's no boom boom for the sake of it action flick either, all the explosions having reason, a decent story to entertain, plenty of gadgets and intelligence services special effects and all seeing eyes to give things another dimension, like the way Will Smiths 'Enemy of the State' worked so well on. Yes the two big stars scene steal from each other throughout and so dilute any realism but it has ...

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Review of Body Of Lies (DVD)

Body of Lies - The Next MUST SEE

Advantages: great special effects and acting, with a fantastic storyline
Disadvantages: not suitable for children

Body of lies is a great action thriller which I recently saw. It was a must see film with action and suspense around every corner. A C.I.A agent named Roger Ferris (Leonardo Dicaprio) who is sent around the world to Jordan in search of a high profiled terrorist. After being undercover in Jordan for some time, Roger Ferris develops an uneasy alliance with the man in charge of Jordan's secret operations. He is then teamed up and sent on difficult missions ...
...next as the mystery of Body OF Lies is unraveled. Body Of Lies contains actors such as Leonardo DiCaprio as Roger Ferris, Russell Crowe as Ed Hoffman, and Mark Strong as Hani. The special effects while have your in owe as buildings and cars blow up as well as incredibly realistic gun battles. Director Ridley Scott truly shows his true colors in one of the best action films of the year. Must see and must have. ...

bigaj23 28.05.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Body Of Lies

Guy must have had his mind of the divorce with Madonna

Advantages: entertaining at points
Disadvantages: lacks cohesion

...Stock falls short, and now Rocknrolla adds to the list of failures. There are two main problems with this film. First up, the disjointed plot: it's a big risk making a multi-narrative film. It has to be brilliant and clever, because you're asking the audience to work extra hard by breaking one of cinema's most basic rules, and it has to have a pay-off for the viewer. In films like Pulp Fiction, it pays off beautifully, but the same cannot be said ...
...entertaining merit, yet the supposed convergance of the whole lot is less than inspirational. Lesson number one, then, is don't make things more complex than you need to, Mr Ritchie. Secondly, the casting is a problem. Unlike Snatch, brilliantly spear-headed by an out of this world Brad Pitt, there is no real known star leading this film, and it suffers because of it. Because no-one is obviously the star, it lacks presence, feeling like a series ...

bruffyboy 16.03.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Rocknrolla (DVD)

A Real Crocknrolla

Advantages: A couple of good gags and a reasonable cast.
Disadvantages: It's completely unoriginal and excruciatingly smug.

When a Russian gangster orchestrates a crooked land deal in London, millions of dollars are up for grabs and everyone wants in on the action. Lenny Cole is a member of London’s old mob, ably assisted by his softly spoken but tough-as-old-boots enforcer Archy. Then there’s One Two, a petty criminal and his partner Mumbles who have learned to play both sides of the fence. One Two is involved with shady accountant Stella, who has her fingers in a number ...
...has gone missing and is presumed dead is the key to a stolen painting that draws them all together. Many have referred to this film as writer-director Guy Ritchie’s return to form, citing “Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels” as his magnum opus. To be honest I wasn’t that impressed with his debut or any of his subsequent projects. “Revolver” was the nadir and to be fair, this is certainly far superior to that particular piece of dross. And in many ...

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Review of Rocknrolla (DVD)