Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels (1998)

great movie for british humor
This is a funny movie, but, a bit to black-humor for my taste. I do recommend it tho.

Guy Ritchie's best film.
Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels still remains as Guy Ritchie's best accomplishment. There is no shortage of humor to be found in this twisted tale of cunning, bafoonery and highly coincidental plot twists. Guy Ritchie manages to weave multiple characters through seemingly implausible plot twists (much like Snatch) and still manages to edge-out a story that isn't far from believable. The style of film is rather dull but it has a quality to it that sets it apart from it's descendant "Snatch" which is no better or worst in terms of camera and lighting when compared to most mainstream films. The dull facade of Lock, Stock gives the film a less mainstream but more authentic (local) look. It feels more like London than Snatch does.

The dialogue is both witty and smart and all the main characters are funny. The movie has a great ending that leaves you well satisfied,not craving for more. Lock, Stock doesn't get as much praise as Snatch does but Snatch made no great leaps and bounds over Lock Stock either. In fact, you could call it Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels 1.2. Not to say that it's a bad film but It doesn't get better on subsequent viewings as LOCK does. The characters in LOCK are way more like able and far more interesting and even if one were missing it would still make a great film.

Back to Lock: it is still Ritchie's best film and the reason why many first sighted him as the english Tarantino. Certainly not as good as Tarentino (not nearly as good actually) but perhaps very promising. If Lock Stock and Snatch are any indication, Guy Ritchie has the potential to be a great films. He just needs to do it more often.

A Classic... Part of the "Big Brit two"
A classic.. Should be apart of everyones DVD libary along with Snatch. Out of all the Brit movies this is one of the top two! Great price.