Basic Outline of the film and my opinion

Rating: 10/10 (14 April 2003)

Guy Ritchie's "Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels" is one of the most well crafted crime/comedy/action films I have ever seen. The use of the narrator enables all characters within the film to be properly introduced. This includes the main four characters, Tom (Jason Flemyng), Bacon (Jason Statham), Soap (Dexter Fletcher) and Eddie (Nick Moran) to the supporting characters such as Big Chris (Vinnie Jones) and Barry the Baptist (Lenny "The Guv'nor" McLean). What makes Lock, Stock such a great film is the way Ritchie weaves his characters and the plot so that they all cross paths in the end. Eddie enters a card game against Hatchet Harry on behalf of himself, Tom, Bacon and Soap and ends up owing half a million pounds. While at the same time Dog, with Plank and crew rob the weed growers Winston, Willy and Charles. As it happens Dog and his crew live next to Eddie and Bacon. Eddie overhears them and decides to rob them in order to pay off his debt to Harry. Also included are Harry's debt collector Big Chris (Vinnie Jones) and Harry's bodyguard Barry the Baptist , Criminal head honcho Rory Breaker (Vas Blackwood), stolen goods dealer Nick the Greek and Eddie's Dad Jd (Sting). Through sheer luck and at times utter stupidity, all those included get their paths well and truly crossed which makes for an excellent final scene.