Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels (1998)

Regisseur:

Guy Ritchie

Drehbuchautor:

Guy Ritchie (writer)

Premierendatum:

5. März 1999 (USA)

Genre:

Komödie | Krimi | Thriller

Werbezeile:

A Disgrace to Criminals Everywhere.

Plot:

Four London working class stiffs pool their money to put one in a high stakes card game, but things go wrong and they end up owing half a million pounds and having one week to come up with the cash.

Plot Keywords:

British | Snorricam | London England | Female Nudity | England

Filmpreise:

Nominated for BAFTA Film Award. Another 13 wins & 6 nominations

Nutzerkommentare:

Comedy Noir well done

Besetzung

Jason Flemyng	...	Tom
Dexter Fletcher	...	Soap
Nick Moran	...	Eddie
Jason Statham	...	Bacon
Steven Mackintosh	...	Winston
Nicholas Rowe	...	J
Nick Marcq	...	Charles
Charles Forbes	...	Willie
Vinnie Jones	...	Big Chris
Lenny McLean	...	Barry the Baptist
Peter McNicholl	...	Little Chris
P.H. Moriarty	...	'Hatchet' Harry Lonsdale
Frank Harper	...	Dog
Steve Sweeney	...	Plank
Huggy Leaver	...	Paul

Alternativ:

Two Smoking Barrels (USA)
Bube Dame König grAs (Deutschland) [de]

MPAA:

Rated R for strong violence, pervasive language, sexuality and drug content.

Länge:

107 Min | 120 Min (director's cut)

Produktionsland:

UK

Sprache:

Englisch

Farbe:

Farbe

Seitenverhältnis:

1.85 : 1

Tonverfahren:

Dolby Digital

Altersfreigabe:

Singapore:M18 (DVD rating) | Singapore:R(A) | Argentina:13 | Australia:MA | Canada:16+ (Québec) | Canada:18A | Chile:14 | Denmark:15 | Finland:K-16 | France:U | Germany:16 (bw) | Hong Kong:IIB | Iceland:16 | Ireland:18 | Japan:PG-12 | Netherlands:16 | New Zealand:R18 | Norway:15 | Peru:14 | Portugal:M/16 | South Korea:18 | Spain:18 | Sweden:15 | Switzerland:16 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:16 (canton of Vaud) | UK:18 | USA:R

Drehorte:

Bethnal Green Town Hall, Bethnal Green, London, England, UK

Firma:

HandMade Films

Dies und das:

Film debut of Vinnie Jones.

Pannen:

Abfolgefehler: Just Before Plank gets shot in the neck with the air rifle, we see him looking to his right with the left side of his neck exposed. But when he is shot, the close-up shows him holding the right side of his neck.

Dialogzitate:

Nick the Greek: Just get me a sample.
Tom: No can do.
Nick the Greek: What's that? Some place near Katmandu? Meet me halfway, mate.

Bezüge zu anderen Titeln:

Verweist auf/spielt an auf/erwähnt C'era una volta il West (1968)

Soundtrack:

The Boss

Comedy Noir well done

I'm not sure whether to call this a black comedy or a comedy-noir. The story is about four working class lads who have each managed to save up 25,000 pounds to spot their card-shark friend for a high-stakes poker game with "Hatchet" Harry, the local gangster.

Unfortunately, Harry's game is rigged and the four end up owing Harry half a million pounds, with just one week to come up with the cash. What ensues is a set of schemes, counter-schemes, rip-offs, and bad/good luck that demand you pay attention. On several occasions I had to pause the video just to take stock of which gang was planning what.

The final thirty minutes of the film, as the plots all collide and overlap, turn set-piece shoot outs into comedic punchlines. The comedy is driven by exploding our expectations of what are otherwise pretty standard scenes from the film-noir genre.

The acting is strong and the script very tight. Although I am not normally a fan of voice overs, this one informs without spoiling the action. And I liked the use of the slow-motion to disrupt the action and keep me paying attention.

While this film may not be for everyone, if you enjoy a darker pallette, this may be right up your alley.