"iT WouLD Be a CRiMe To MiSS it. BReaTHTaKiNG- *10/10*

Rating: 9/10 (25 January 2002)

It takes film directors years to achieve this kind of status, as opposed to just carefully planning your first feature film from scratch. Against seemingly impossible odds, dogged by the ignorant film companies, Ritchie succeed in making a masterpiece. There are simply too many good points to comment on about this film, but the rhythm of it is ingenius in it's own way. The film may have been partialy inspired by that of the late Pulp Fiction, but uses a far more complex storytelling moethod, with more characters, more slapstick, and sarcasim. The main theme in genereal of the film is "sarcasim" i.e. it's not funny to laugh at someone being shot, but now after seeing this it is. The film is ideal for all British, and European audiences, but for viewrs in America may be unsuitable, as it's difficult for someone who speaks with a strong American accent to follow regional English accents such as Scouse, Cornish, and Cockeny, which are frequently or partially recurrent throughout the film. The thing I thought most highly of this film was the way in which the sharp editing techniques and special FX blended in nicely with the background music & songs, portraying an almost real depiction of what it's like to be either devastated or horizontally-drunk beyond visualisation. Also teh way in which it's filmed. A highly-expensive rocket-fuel-iggnition lensed camera was used to achieve the glossy golden look that is underground London--go on my son'' Watch this then be spun, then watch it over to see stuff you missed. The director's cut's got extra footage, and 3 outakes from the film. IT WOULD BE A CRIME TO MISS IT--10/10