Just incredible

Rating: 10/10 (1 December 2004)

A bunch of British lads combine their money and enter a high stakes, illegal card game with a vicious criminal. They lose and must pay all the money within a week...or they lose their fingers--one for every day missed.
That's just the beginning of an invigorating, fast-moving thriller. Double and triple-crosses abound. The thick British accents are hard to understand at first but you get used to it. This movie is full of TONS of extreme bloody violence (how this got an R I'll never know); loud, abrasive music that actually fit the scenes perfectly; virtual non-stop swearing and a fantastic script--full of hysterical lines and situations and always moving. Also director Guy Ritchie never stops--his camera and is always moving and he shots every scene in inventive ways. Basically it's a movie that you can't take yours eyes off--the direction and the script are so great you're always entertained. All the actors fit their roles perfectly too.
This isn't for everybody--many people will probably find this too violent and profane for them. But, if you're game, you're gonna have fun! A 10 all the way. It's easy to see why it's among IMDb's top 250 films.
Only debit--you're EXHAUSTED by the time the movie is over!