Lock, Stock And Two Smoking Barrels Movie
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Storyline
TAGLINES
A Disgrace to Criminals Everywhere.
They lost half a million at cards but they've still got a few tricks up their sleeve
Four Jack-the-lads find themselves heavily - seriously heavily - in debt to an East End hard man and his enforcers after a crooked card game. Overhearing their neighbours in the next flat plotting to hold up a group of out-of-their-depth drug growers, our heros decide to stitch up the robbers in turn. In a way the confusion really starts when a pair of antique double-barrelled shotguns go missing in a completely different scam.
| Jason Flemyng | Tom |
| Jason Statham | Bacon |
| Nick Moran | Eddie |
| Dexter Fletcher | Soap |
| Steven Mackintosh | Winston |
| Nicholas Rowe | J |
| Nick Marcq | Charles |
| Charlie Forbes | Willie |
| Vinnie Jones | Big Chris |
| Lenny McLean | Barry the Baptist |
| Peter McNicholl | Little Chris |
| P.H. Moriarty | 'Hatchet' Harry Lonsdale |
| Frank Harper | Dog |
| Huggy Leaver | Paul |
| Steve Sweeney | Plank |
| Guy Ritchie |
8.10 out of 10 (90123 votes)
Visitor Reviews
A Victim Of Its Own Success
posted on 06 Aug 2009I watched this soon after it was released on video and was blown away ( Geddit ? ) by it . Unfortunately after seeing it a few more times since then I notice it`s become a victim of its own success . By that I mean every single British film released between 1999 and 2002 seemed to be about gangsters in one form or another carrying out a scam against a funky soundtrack in an inferior retread of LSATSB . In fact Guy Ritchie isn`t below plagerising himself with SNATCH which was basically the same film stylewise . But this was the original and best of the Brit gangster new wave. Brilliantly written in a sharp bleakly comical style with some mind bending cinematography by Tim Maurice Jones . There is some criticism that the acting is a bit wooden but I guess that`s deliberate on the part of Ritchie so that the dialogue comes to the fore . And what great lines the characters have , especially Rory`s " Do you understand Nicholas ? Good cos if you don`t I`ll kill ya " speech .BTW this film cost less than one million pounds to make . Take note Hollywood that you don`t have to spend tens of millions of dollars to make a great movie
WAY WAY TOO OVERRATED!!!
posted on 04 Jul 2009After all the praise it had been given, I expected "Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels" to be at the very least, entertaining. I'm not too pleased to say that it failed miserably at achieving even that. First off, the film is so overstyled I'm surprised that the cinematographer put his name on the credits. The acting is atrocious, particularly by Nick Moran and Val Blackwood. (Blackwood's over-acting is the only thing that made me laugh.) Vinnie Jones is decently cast, but is given the idiotic role of a hitman who carries around his 12 year old son to "teach him the ropes." The script is a mixture of robbery cliches, and Guy Ritchie displays minimal talent as a writer/director. Jason Flemying has the only watchable performance in the film as Tom. The soundtrack is good, but here's a tip Guy, a good soundtrack doesn't make a good movie. The film tries to overload itself with attitude but falls horribly flat. Was this supposed to be a comedy or a comedy of cinematic errors?
WOW!
posted on 04 Jun 2009We had no idea what to expect and were we in for a great ride. The unfolding of the storyline was incredible to see play out and the raw nature of it just added to the fun.We had seen "Snatch" and loved it, so we enjoyed seeing many of the same actors in this movie.We gave this a 9 out of 10 because of the storyline development, the acting, and the sheer fun of the movie.
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
posted on 01 Jun 2009For a British gangster or crime film, this is a pretty good example. Directed by the man who married Madonna, Guy Ritchie, this film focuses on many people in something together. They all want to get some guns to get some money, but also they have dealings, misunderstandings and problems with each other. Not much violence, but quite a few guns and good acting most of the time. Starring Jason Flemyng as Tom, A Bear's Tail Dexter Fletcher as Soap, Nick Moran as Eddie, Jason Statham as Bacon, Steven Mackintosh as Winston, Nicholas Rowe as J, Nick Marcq as Charles, Charles Forbes as Willie, the very good, very mean Vinnie Jones as Big Chris, Lenny McLean as Barry the Baptist, Peter McNicholl as Little Chris, P.H. Moriarty as 'Hatchet' Harry Lonsdale, Frank Harper as Dog, Steve Sweeney as Plank, Huggy Leaver as Paul, Tony McMahon as John, Stephen Marcus as Nick the Greek, Vas Blackwood as Rory Breaker and singer Sting as JD. It won the BAFTAs for the Audience Award, and it was nominated for the Alexander Korda Award for Best British Film and Best Editing, and it won the British Comedy Award for Best Comedy Film. Good!
What a great movie!
posted on 29 May 2009I finally was able to rent a copy of this film. I was told it was great and indeed it was. I do have a question. Does anyone know who the narrator is. The database does not seem to give this information. I am a big fan of British comedy in the vein of The Full Monty, Trainspotting, Monty Python, etc. If anyone would like to recommend films they have enjoyed in this genre I would be be very appreciative.
Slick, well written and funny
posted on 26 May 2009Comparisons with Tarrantino are inevitable but this movie owes more to the British genre of gangster movies such as The Long Good Friday, Mona Lisa and The Italian Job. A great movie? I don't know. An entertaining one, certainly. Non Brits will probably have problems relating to the characters and this film will win as many brickbats as praises. Slick, well written and funny. Well worth a look so run along to your local movie theatre now, Chop Chop.
"Bad breath, colorful language, feather duster... what do you think they're gonna be armed with?"
posted on 11 May 2009After that quote, he goes on to say "Guns!" But by saying "bad breath, colorful language, feather duster.." he couldn't be more right on. This movie, done by Guy Ritchie, the same guy who would go on to do the similar and equally entertaining Snatch a few years later, is bloody brilliant. With touches of such predecessors as Trainspotting and Reservoir Dogs, Guy Ritchie was able to make a movie that was at the same time thrilling and funny, with exciting visual and narrative style. The plot is confusing and simple at the same time, only because of the abundance of colorfully language characters, who are all stupid. If it's one thing about Guy Ritchie's films it's that his characters are obviously very dumb, but the ones with even the slightest hint of good sense and good morals will come out a little bit less bruised than the rest. This is an already classic movie with a lot of quirks and a lot of hilarious, exciting, bad-breathed, colorful, feather dusting sequences. Good Cockney acting.My grade: 9/10
Trainspotting meets Pulp Fiction
posted on 20 Apr 2009This is a cross between Trainspotting and Pulp Fiction. It has all the fantastic plot twists of the latter, and has the english humor instead of the american ditto. English movies just has that extra self irony that american movies never seem to get. They try, but they don't have the class....
Trainspotting/Tarantino hybrid
posted on 08 Apr 2009Frankly, I don't understand all the complaints about the accents in this film. As an American, I had to really listen close to catch certain segments of the dialogue, but that was part of the charm of the characters. It may help to view the Cockney Rhyming Glossary on the DVD beforehand to get the gist of the slang ahead of time.This film has a bit of Tarantino in it but it isn't nearly as serious as Reservoir Dogs. Although bloody, it isn't particularly gory. It maintains a whimsical perspective throughout its length as the various parallel subplots throughout the film suddenly clash together in a satisfying climax.The characters are all quite entertaining as they seem to maintain a perfect balance of realism and cartoon-like qualities.Overall, an entertaining film, funny script, and a well-conceived story.
Quirky, cool fun.
posted on 05 Apr 2009Lock, Stock & Two Smoking Barrels: Trainspotting meets Reservoir Dogs meets El Mariachi.This here is one fun movie - an affirmative statement that good movie are still being made and that the cinema is not a dying art. Violent, funny and a great story. Lock, Stock & Two Smoking Barrels is the only movie worth seeing before May 19th.
Undeniably good.
posted on 24 Mar 2009Okay I went into this thinking it was going to be some British Tarantino rip-off, which it basically is. However, it is so much fun and there are so many twists and turns that you don't care. The characters are all well written, believable, and likeable. You forget the Tarantino similarities very quickly and it soon surpasses any comparisons and becomes it's own movie. Very well done. Great tongue in cheek feel. Never takes itself too seriously. The writer/director is definitely someone to keep and eye on.
clever, funny
posted on 21 Mar 2009Rounders meets Trainspotting. Perhaps a bit too flashy and overcooked at times, and it might take more than one viewing to make sense of the plot and the myriad of characters, but definitely worth a look if you liked the two aforementioned flicks. Not your everyday dumb Hollywood crap. 9/10.
unoriginal and overrated
posted on 13 Feb 2009I expected a lot from this film considering the enormous hype in the UK surrounding it. It was certainly enjoyable but should not be compared with the best of Tarantino or Scorcese. There are some funny moments, though this film is no Trainspotting. The plot twists were very predictable. The rhyming slang was amusing, though the dialogue in the main was fairly poor and there was little character development. I couldn't help but feel that I'd seen it all before, and at a much higher level of quality, elsewhere.
Sound Track
posted on 13 Feb 2009Interesting sums up this flick. It's not especially outstanding in any department except the sound track which holds the whole thing together. Would you have made that bet? It tinged the whole thing after that. I woke up again when the machine gun fired up. Vinnie Jones - wait 'till someone asks him to actually act.
One of the snappiest, wittiest comedies of the nineties
posted on 01 Feb 2009The comparisons to Pulp Fiction as numerous stories gradually intertwine, with hilarious consequences, are inevitable in this, one of the best films to come out of England in the past decade, perhaps ever. This film is a refreshing departure from the generic Hollywood style and the cockney London slang and accents are an absolute delight. With the four lead crooks extremely likeable, this film is a winner.
Lock Stock and 2 hours of rubbish
posted on 01 Feb 2009I really cant see why this film is so highly rated. In my eyes it's just a complete mess and Ritchies worst film. Compared to Snatch, this has nothing on it, not even close. The other critics on this website debate that Lock Stock has a better ending and story, but i didn't really see that. The pacing of Lock Stok is astonishingly slow and the characters feel like their cardboard cutouts without a soul. This also brings a negative thrall over this poorly directed and acted mess.I cant begin to tell you how much i disliked the cast, i mean awful. The choices of picking some actors like Jason Flemyng, Dexter Fletcher, Nick Moran and Steven Mackintosh is just like picking up anyone of the street and saying they will do. It's not on. And despite not having ever heard of any of them, i wish i hadn't now.
fast paced and sometimes ridiculous events strung together with seemingly natural developments
posted on 27 Aug 2009Lock, Stock ... and Snatch - these two masterpieces of Guy Ritchie have a common format: fast paced and sometimes ridiculous events strung together with seemingly natural developments. Both of these movies tend to explore the London underworld and they have made me believe that this underworld is really small - any action taken by any goon affects the whole scheme of things. With a plethora of characters, Guy Ritchie spins such a web of events that beyond a point of time, I stopped trying to remember the origin of any development and just soaked in the fast paced beauty of the current sequence - whether it is (black) comedy or gore or a music video on techno-beats. These movies have a very cynical tone - things never go the way they should, or, more correctly, the way the characters would like them to go. The resulting despair leads to more things going wrong until the whole mess of characters clears up with the help of enough bloodshed. Whether it is a squeaky ball eaten up by a mobster's dog resulting in a squeak whenever the dog tries to bark (Snatch) or a gangster making a totally one-sided deal with two street smart goons to steal antique guns (Lock, Stock .) or a self-confident pea-brained monster of a goon beaten up to death by a small gypsy (Snatch) or a whole gang of mobsters annihilated by a victim's drugged girlfriend who stumbles upon a machinegun (Lock, Stock .), the dry and dark humor inherent in almost every sequence makes these movies very different and interesting.Both the movies have mostly British and talented ensemble of actors. Direction, film editing and presentation are very music-video-ish at times and that adds to the chic and youth nature of the movies.These movies are recommended for those who a) want to indulge themselves with fast paced, dry and bloody comedy, or b) want to learns the tricks of the trade of London underworld