Still Smokin'

Rating: 8/10 (18 September 2000)

The 'sequel' if that's the right phrase to 'Lock Stock...' is more of the same but with more of the elements that made the first film stand out; whizzy camera effects dancing round a similarly convoluted plot in which an even larger dose of rather unpleasant underworld characters all get their heads down for a spot of verbal and physical banter. The lack of a central core of 'good guys' makes rooting for any of the characters harder, so just sit back and enjoy the violence & humour full on. Vinnie Jones is bigger & better as Bullet Tooth Tony with some great dialogue thrown his way this time and the thoroughly unpleasant Brick Top (Alan Ford) is one mean bastard that you just want dead as the film climaxes.
More full on than Lock Stock but less believable, this is a pumped up adrenalin fuelled 'go faster' version; more muscle, less fat and so possibly not quite as tasty for everyone but still a cracking 2 hours of escapism......