Considering the budget...

Rating: Null/10 (5 July 1999)

I was surprised this movie made about 11 million quid in Britain. I think it struggled for a while to even get a distributor and was in limbo.
LS&2SB is the type of movie that a lot of people may feel obliged to like, on the basis that it has a few plot/twists and some 'cool' moments ala Pulp Fiction. For me it was a movie of two halfs, with the first half containing some truly appalling acting (I mean Dexter Fletcher is the guy who was the host of Games Master) and tiresome pacing. But the second half is a different story which manages to strike a balance between ludicrous and plausible plot twists. This movie could have been hard to follow but Guy Ritchie manages to pull it off. I just wish he had paid as much attention to detail in the first half of his script. Then again, the first half is all about set-up, it just could have been done better.
When you take this movie for what it is - a gangster farce - then you'll probably enjoy it, but don't be put off by the acting at the beginning which does get better, and although the ending has been done before it still suits this kind of movie extremely well.
6/10. Considering its budget, this movie made a lot of money.