ALL FLASH NO PLOT...

Rating: 6/10 (21 January 2001)

I was excited to see this film. I liked "Lock, Stock..." but this film fell way below the mark. It was hard to sit in the theater and watch everyone around me enjoy this film. I kept thinking to myself what am I missing. Trick editing, fancy opticals, and effects don't replace character development. Everything that was funny was trying to be funny. I hate laughing on cue so I hardly did.
Guy Ritchie won't stand the test of time. He's a pop director making pop films. The movie was a real sweet piece of candy that makes you a little high at first but ultimately does nothing for you.
Even Tarantino pays more attention to character development. There was nothing real in this film except Brad Pitt's attempt to make his character stand for something. Everyone else was one dimensional serving an one dimensional script.

6/10... for cool editing and music.