113 out of 120 people found the following review helpful:

Disappointing - A parody of itself

Whitters from , 9th September, 2008

This film wouldn't be too bad if we hadn't seen it all before, and done a whole lot better. The characters are one dimensional, the script is like listening to someone read the Cockney Rhyming Slang dictionary out loud and the story is a bit thin with some very loose ends. I felt the plot was spoon fed to the audience, which is necessary for Amiericans but Mr Ritchie should really give his English audience a bit more credit. 20 minutes into the film I was still forcing myself to enjoy it, but by that point the script had just become laughable and I started to mock the mockney. They kept forcing this notion of a 'RocknRolla' into the plot but it just felt like such a mad up piece of crap that you couldn't take any of it seriously. I left disappointed. More so that they plan on making a sequel with the same characters. Why oh why would you bother!?

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23 out of 26 people found the following review helpful:

A good Guy Ritchie film...surprise!

Rbsman from , 14th September, 2008

Must admit I'm not a great fan of Guy Ritchie. Lock Stock was good, couldn't be bothered with Snatch and the rest of his films received such bad reviews I didn't bother. So perhaps not having the baggage of seeing all his films made me really enjoy this. And I did. Some people complain about it being a 15 certificate and the violence has been watered down...is that a bad thing? The 'pencil' attack is graphic in what you don't see. As far as the characters go I really liked them. Gerard Butler was a great cheeky chappy and Mark Strong was brilliant as Archie. But the best of the lot was Tom Wilkinson...a great actor in any film. Funny, sadistic and plays a fantastic great drunk! There are some laugh out loud moments, especially from Gerard and Tom Hardy along with some more surreal drug induced ramblings but for me...4 stars. Watch, enjoy and see the sequel because there will be one.

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16 out of 19 people found the following review helpful:

Dull

A Customer from Gosport, 4th February, 2009

More lame rubbish from the one hit wonder.

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15 out of 15 people found the following review helpful:

A return to form

ADP from from Trefforest, 14th October, 2008

Guy Richie eh? Hmmm yes. After the undeniably excellent Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels that we all loved and quoted in the nineties, and the very watchable 'Snatch' Guy's career suddenly took a nose dive into Sh*tville. People have stated that he was a one trick pony that tried other tricks and fell on his equine face. Others demand the reasons lie with him bedding up to art killer Madonna who seems to have the surprisingly potent ability to ruin anything film related without any effort. Regardless Guy has returned two horrible, horrible films later with Rocknrolla. One glance at the trailer is all you need to see that he's decided, maybe wisely, to return to a genre that he does well and lucky for us too: Rocknrolla is excellent. Yes to hear the story sounds like Richie by numbers (complicated plot of coincidences, McGuffins, failed heists and Lahnndaaahhnnn mobsters) but it never lets up being thrilling and hilarious with great acting (TV drama veteran Mark Strong and ladies favourite Gerard Butler are especially good). Definitly a return to form and worth seeing alone for the dance between Butler and Newton in a party. Recommended.

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Funny Film!

MillsMan from , 10th March, 2010

They should make a sequel just so I can see what this f-ing picture looked like......... mabye after Sherlock aye...

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ok

teeoknee from , 7th March, 2010

this film aint all that not what expected nothing like the ordinary english gangster film!!!

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ROCKNROLLA

inuitidiot from from Poole, 5th March, 2010

i have been looking forward to seeing this movie for a long time but sadly found myself disappointed. It threatened to really explode into life but stayed in neutral throughout. Hopefully part two will be more exciting. Don't get me wrong I like Guy Ritchies films but just found this sadly lacking. Needed a few more gags and a lot more action.

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Poor.

Daimonde from , 1st March, 2010

Lock Stock was a great film, followed up by Snatch which was nearly as good. This isnt a patch on either of those. Its poor. Its almost as if a newcomer is trying to make a Guy Ritchie of old film. The astonishing part is Thandie Newton starring in this. She must have been short on work / cash. The standard cheeky cockney geezer lead is given to a Scot - Gerard Butler, which feels forced & doesnt work. Tom Wilkinson as the bad guy, i think maybe a tiny bit harsh, but he felt too much panto villain to me. oh yes he did. Give this a miss and watch lock stock again, much better even if you have seen far too many times.

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