Guy Ritchie re-ups for one more stab at the perfect guy movie

Rating: 9/10 (25 April 2013)

Guy Ritchie's follow up to his indy smash Lock Stock & Two Smoking Barrels ranks near the top despite being an obvious second try at perfection with the same basic storyboard. The writing is witty, the editing MTV-cool, the cinematography a showcase of darken auras, a soundtrack that keeps the pace cooking as the gangster characters are expertly defined by Ritchie. OK, there's also an expert ensemble with not a weak link among them. Throw in the Hollywood money and this action gangster comedy allows the story to rule and the Brad Pitt to not utter a decipherable word! Jason Straham carries us along while Alan Ford is the ultimate nemesis! Now get me a cup of tee will you Harold...