Guy Ritchie's Best

Rating: 9/10 (17 September 2004)

Everyone who has a penchant for gangster movies dismissed this as a poor British imitation of said films. Ritchie obviously has the capacity to poorly imitate gangster films, as he proved with 'Snatch'. However, 'Lock,Stock, and Two Smoking Barrels" is one of he most courageous films in recent history. It blatantly pokes fun at America's tendency to ideolize the 'Bad Boy' image, at the same time making you realize that the same petty, yet 'crime of the century' criminal ideologies are happening he world over. If you want to see the British version of 'Goodfella's', then rent "Gangster #1", but in the meantime, "Lock, Stock" is full of violence and most importantly in today's society, laughs. A brilliant film by any standard, and sure to be a best buy on any movie lovers list.