Amusing romp with some seedy criminals

Rating: 8/10 (16 August 2002)

I wasn't expecting too much from this movie. Based on the previews it looked like a goofy movie about an English bloke who goes about fighting in a seedy underground circuit. I should start paying attention to the previews I guess because this is a very fun crime caper flick. I don't want to confuse anyone by trying to explain the sometimes complicated plot but it starts out with a couple of boxing promoters who somehow get mixed up with some fellas who pulled off a diamond heist. From there it goes in several directions, all of which are alternately action packed and amusing. Once again we have a movie in a similar vein as Pulp Fiction, but a little less violent and a wee bit more light hearted. I really got into the characters. They were very unique and comical. Without the well-written characters this movie would have been blasé. So what we have is a crazy plot and some neat chaps to bring you along with them and we get a very good movie. Almost forgot..... ehts fu'en bloo'ee 'ard to fu'en u'unstan' wha' the bloo'eh 'ell 'ehr sayin'. So I would suggest after watching it that you watch it again using the closed captioning feature on your tele so that you can understand what the bloody 'ell they are saying. Especially Brad Pitt's character.