There are some
movies that become classics, maybe because of the actors, the writing,
cinematography, musical score, directing, or everything that constitutes the
movie itself. Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels is a cult classic that falls
into the category of “everything that constitutes this movie is why it’s a
classic.”
The movie
ensures that you're focused on everyone—no one person steals the screen as the
lead. Everyone has a role to play in this marathon of events, which leads to a
mountain of dead bodies and injuries. This British crime comedy doesn’t mess
around and leaves you wondering: What will Tom do first, pick up his call or
drop the package?
The plot is
complex, although it wraps up very nicely. Since Ritchie doesn’t shine the
focus on just one person, you have to keep track of everyone in the movie,
which makes the whole experience more inviting. At first, it feels like you’re
watching three different stories, all tied to a group of friends trying to pay
off a debt.
The group of
friends trying to pay off the debt consists of Eddy, Tom, Soap, and Bacon. The
four of them raised the minimum needed to get into a card game arranged by a
gangster named Harry. At the end of the rigged game, they owe £500,000. Harry
sends Bug Chris to make sure the boys know he intends to collect his money
within a week.
The men decide
to rob to get the money, but that doesn’t work out well. Before long, we’re
tied up in a chase. So, where do the two smoking barrels come in? Well, Harry
wanted these antique guns and sent some of his men to get them for him. But
they messed up so badly that the guns moved around a lot.
The action
scenes are intense, and the movie isn’t afraid to let blood splatter all over
the place. This is the movie that brought Jason Statham fame and introduced the
world to Guy Ritchie, who directed and wrote this masterpiece. The movie was
well-received by all who saw it and was a box-office hit, making more than
twenty times its production cost.
If you haven’t
seen this movie by now, I wonder why you’ve chosen this, of all the classic
movies you could miss in a lifetime. This one deserves to be on your list, it is
worth seeing more than once in fact.
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