While Ritchie stumbled with his last two flicks, RocknRolla has the kind of manic energy that made audiences fall for the rogues of his earlier films.
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RocknRolla (2008)
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Reviews Counted: 20 Fresh: 13 Rotten:7 Average Rating: 5.7/10
Consensus:
Mixed reviews for Guy Ritchie's return to his London-based cockney wideboy gangster movie roots, but most agree, it's a step in the right direction following two major turkeys.
Rated: R [See Full Rating]
Theatrical Release: Oct 31, 2008 Wide
Synopsis: In ROCKNROLLA, London's criminals learn of a scheme that makes them see dollar signs and they'll do anything to pad their pockets with the loot. SNATCH director Guy Ritchie populates this action film with memorable characters played by the likes of Gerard Butler, Thandie Newton, Chris... [More]
Genre: Action/Adventure
Starring: Gerard Butler, Thandie Newton, Jeremy Piven, Chris "Ludacris" Bridges, Tom Wilkinson
Director: Guy Ritchie
Screenwriter: Guy Ritchie
Producer: Joel Silver, Guy Ritchie, Susan Downey, Steve Clark-Hall
Composer: Steve Isles
Screenwriter: Guy Ritchie
Producer: Joel Silver, Guy Ritchie, Susan Downey, Steve Clark-Hall
Composer: Steve Isles
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RocknRolla did not leave me wanting more (the last shot promises a sequel is on its way). Still, its confidence is impressive. London’s property bubble may have burst but Ritchie’s career is definitely on the rise.
09/05/08
His fortitude under critical flak is admirable, and his self-confidence unbelievable, but RocknRolla is the same old shaggy-dog story with a slightly different variety fleas.
09/05/08
All posturing and artifice -- not cool or funny, though sometimes scary in its nihilism and flippancy.
09/05/08
Guy Ritchie’s latest is not as bad as his critics, professional and amateur, hoped.
09/05/08
These infrequent moments of genius only confirm what The Sneak has believed for a while — that Guy should stop writing scripts and start directing other people’s movies.
09/05/08
RocknRolla is two hours of more of the same, accompanied by the usual soundtrack of mockney accents and gunfire. Listen closely and you may also hear the sound of time being called.
09/05/08
This is Guy Ritchie's third turkey in a row, after Swept Away and Revolver. It is a pitiful attempt to recapture the success of his first two movies, Lock Stock And Two Smoking Barrels and Snatch.
09/05/08
Forget the tabloids – this cocksure caper shows Ritchie is much more than Mr Madonna, while Butler and Kebbell have talent to burn. Punchy, funny, criminal entertainment.
09/05/08
Rocknrolla may not be the real thing…but it's the closest Ritchie's been in an age.
09/05/08
He's hardly re-inventing the wheel with this movie, but RocknRolla is nonetheless a comedy thriller that is every bit as accomplished as his early work, and without doubt an witty, adrenalin-fuelled blast from start to finish.
09/05/08
You can say this much for Guy Ritchie's RocknRolla: it isn't as bad as his last two films.
09/05/08
I mean, Mr Ritchie: this genra: it's ova. I mean, doing yet anotha stinka of a drama about the mee-lee-a of the ersatz London gangsta? You're taking the piss - intcha?
09/05/08
Ritchie has crammed RocknRolla with innumerable homoerotic lads’-mag jokes. He has probably calculated that if the film fails on the high street, he could feasibly relaunch it as late-night gay cabaret.
09/05/08
Wading through this stuff is akin to peeping through one's fingers at a retired, punch-drunk boxer climbing into the ring, or a recidivist junkie ripping out their naltrexone implants.
09/05/08
Ritchie’s film is arguably his most entertaining to date. With its cheeky wit, non-PC provocations, cock-eyed class-consciousness and cheerful irreverence it could be the closest thing to Ealing comedy we’re offered these days.
09/05/08
Guy Ritchie bounces back to top form with RocknRolla, a cleverly constructed, sensationally stylish and often darkly hilarious seriocomic caper.
09/04/08
Top Critic
RocknRolla is a return to form for Ritchie and an enjoyable, well made crime caper that should delight fans of Lock, Stock and Snatch.
09/04/08
The style and energy, plus the terrifically memorable characters, make it mindlessly good fun.
09/04/08
Guy Ritchie's black farce comes with the usual swagger and crazy voltage. The years have now given him coherence, and made him a lot smarter. His IQ has gone up.
09/04/08
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