Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels

Very decent. The plot is not overly knotted, but it has such lightly written dialogues and such elegant directing that you just can’t help but have fun. Even the main characters are worth it and will surely satisfy everyone who likes this kind of criminal caricature. In the end, Snatch probably drew me more into the action, but I still had a great time. (16/04/2007)

Guy Ritchie may have taken over the genre of witty gangster films from Quentin Tarantino, but both here and especially in Snatch, he has proven that Quentin and his first films can take a seat. I'll probably never understand how a screenplay could have ever been created with these kinds of characters (the black guy from the bar speaks for everyone), plot (half a million, junkies, machine gun, cop, and a lot more), and directorial gimmicks, and Guy is completely brimming with them. An awesome soundtrack, the beginning of a new era, and the creation of a cult sensation. (18/02/2006)

Several groups of dimwits chase each other for two hours in an attempt to steal money, drugs and guns in a Tarantino-like gangster film with (attempts at) typically English humour. The full-blown finale is satisfying, but the rest not so much. The forefather of most cheesy indie underground gangster films – so I can understand the high ratings out of sentiment and pioneering, but the bottom line is that it's a total (un)funny mess. That’s it. (23/11/2021)

A wonderful story from the underworld. I haven't had this much fun with a film in a long time, not since I watched, to the sound of music from Zorba the Greek, a criminal gang preparing to shoot another gang, but which was also preparing, and yet neither side knows exactly who is up against them and what their objectives are. Guy Ritchie already brought out everything I love about his films in his debut. Plus Sting. (15/03/2021)

A rampage of four groups of crafty gangsters with an innovative screenplay and direction that started a new sub-genre. I feel a little guilty to give only four stars to a film that indisputably has a place among the best gangster movies. If I had seen it in 1998, before Snatch, which is even more polished, I wouldn’t hesitate to award it five. (14/09/2011)