Deja Vu

Rating: 7/10 (26 August 2014)

This is the One that Launched the Careers of a One Trick Pony Director, Guy Ritchie, and Actors Jason Statham, and Vinnie Jones. So now You Know what to Blame it All on. Ritchie has Continued to Remake this Movie, Again and Again, in His Now Long and Mediocre Career, and Why Not?
It's Influence has been Phenomenal and that in Itself is Phenomenal since this was a Movie Influenced (being polite) by what had Come Before, Mainly Tarantino, Scorsese, but Other Movies to be Sure.
The Overrated Director has an Annoying Trait (actually more than one) of Repeating Himself, not just in Other Films, but Within Each Film. For Example, the Overexposed, High Contrast, Gold and Yellow Sepia-Tone Sheen Look (from filming with 16mm) is Cool for about a Scene or Two, but the Director Decides to Film Virtually the Whole Movie in this Glaring Style.
Another Example, while the First Half of the Film Uses many Recognizable Pop Tunes (are you getting deja vu) but Once Iggy Pop's "I Wanna be Your Dog" is heard, the Guitar Riff Plays Over and Over Again for the Remainder.
The Film has Some Fun with the Complications of the Plot as it Folds in on Itself (deja vu "again"), and there in an Energy here that is Infectious. But the Accents are Thick and may be Hard to Follow, like the Story, so some of the Jokes Might Get Lost in Translation and Add to that, it is Wrapped in a lot of British Slang.
Enormously Popular and Highly Overrated, this is One of those that Should be Watched at Least Once just to See what All the Fuss is About, and Once You've Seen it, You Never have to Watch Another Guy Ritchie Movie. Unless You like the Feeling of Deja Vu.