A brutally comic tale about a group of London friends who find themselves deep in debt to an East End tough, LOCK, STOCK AND TWO SMOKING BARRELS is quick-paced, stylized, and highly entertaining. In his debut feature film, director-writer Guy Ritchie weaves a tangled web of shady, blithely eccentric characters and several .. Read more
| Starring | Vinnie Jones, Dexter Fletcher, Nick Moran, Jason Statham |
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| Director | Guy Ritchie |
| Genres | Comedy, Thriller |
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This Sporting Life: What Happens When Sports Heroes Act Up? Eric Cantona and Ken Loach. These are not names you would immediately put together. One is a multi-millionaire (surely?) ex footballer, revered by millons of fans; and French. The other is a proud socialist from middle-England (Nuneaton), who has rejected the big money offers; his films are admired but by a relatively small number of committed film buffs. What's more, Ken Loach is a dedicated supporter of Bath FC. I'm guessing there... Read more
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels director Guy Ritchie is reportedly planning a return to the genre that launched his career. His new film, Revolver, stars Ray Liotta and Ritchie-flick regular Jason Statham and is a London-based tale of a gambler who gets in too deep and has a contract taken out on his head. Variety reports that the movie has started shooting on location in London and on the Isle Of Man and will reportedly focus on substantial action sequences. The film, produced by Marty... Read more
Robert Downey Junior is reportedly up for the part of Sherlock Holmes in the upcoming film about the famous detective. Empire magazine asserts that Downey would be "fantastic" in the role of Arthur Conan Doyle's mystery solver, stating that he has starred in a wide variety of film genres and despite his American roots has already proved that he can nail an English accent in Chaplin and Restoration. Directed by Guy Ritchie, known for the popular movies Lock Stock and Two Smoking... Read more
Brit director Guy Ritchie has agreed to write and direct a forthcoming adaptation of Sherlock Holmes, which is being planned for a 2010 release. With crime capers such as Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels and Snatch to his name, Warners have decided he is the right man to bring the updated sleuth to big screen. Details of the plot are being kept under wraps, but it is though that the movie will be a reimagining of Holmes and his sidekick Dr Watson. According to Daily Variety, producer Lionel Read more