While far from my favorite filmmaker, Guy Ritchie has made several films that I really enjoy such as Snatch (2000), Sherlock Holmes (2009), and RocknRolla (2008). My favorite of his films though is 1998's Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels. The story is about four friends Eddy, Bacon, Tom, and Soap who, after buying their way into a rigged high-takes card game, end up owing a serious debt. As a result, it then becomes a heist film as the four only have a week to come up with £500,000.
As far as crime-capers go it isn't anything groundbreaking but, it's well done and very entertaining with a number of fun twists and turns along the way. Additionally, I think the dynamic between the four leads Nick Moran as Eddy, Jason Statham as Bacon, Dexter Fletcher as Soap, and Jason Flemyng as Tom works really well.
If you've never seen Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels and you like crime films, especially ones with a comedic edge, then I recommend checking this one out.
4 out of 5
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