10/7/2023 0 Comments Lock stock smoking barrels![]() ![]() All the stories will collide, creating a tale of fate and fortune (or misfortune for some) that will change (or end) the lives of everyone involved. ![]() A group of thieving gangsters are out to raid a grow house, but the dealer they grow for won't be too pleased when he feels he's being played for the fool. Meanwhile, two bumbling goons have burgled a classic English home out of two antique rifles that could fetch a small fortune.only they don't know it. With a week to come up with the money before fingers start disappearing, the crew have to find a way to pull together half a million pounds, while 'Hatchet's' collection gangster Big Chris (Jones) sets out to warn Eddie's father JD (Sting) that his bar may serve as collateral. Moriarty) after a fixed high stakes card game. He has gone on to perfect the formula in latter outings, but it is impossible to dismiss his early foray into the bumbling criminal element.Įddie (Nick Moran), Soap (Dexter Fletcher), Tom (Jason Flemyng), and Bacon (Statham) are a mix of legit and criminal friends who find themselves deep in debt to a notorious mobster and porn king, 'Hatchet' Harry Lonsdale (P.H. With 'Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels,' Ritchie showed promise, with a somewhat rough around the edges tale encompassing numerous criminal elements that intermingle and cross, twist, and turn, complex multi-faceted tales that can't be taken solely at face value, as even the events of other characters will create a full circle effect. Ritchie, though, has grown more than either of his finds, with his followup gangster films 'Snatch,' 'RocknRolla,' and to a lesser extent 'Revolver' gaining near-cult status on home video, opening the door for helming larger productions like the upcoming 'Sherlock Holmes.' Heck, his works have been so universally accepted that most audiences are willing to forgive him for 'Swept Away.' Jones has become more a bit part character actor, but his performances in 'Midnight Meat Train,' 'X-Men: The Last Stand' (he's the Juggernaut, bitch!), 'Mean Machine,' and 'The Condemned' show he has great potential.so long as he stays in the same type of role. Statham has gone from being a model before his role in Ritchie's English gangster film, to action star success, with extreme name and face recognition. It's funny how time has flown in just ten years since the film was released. Vinnie Jones.įor this trio of sheer, unadulterated awesome, 'Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels' was either a debut, or a sophomore feature.
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