Doesn't possess the Guy Ritchie brilliance which Snatch. and Lock Stock... had.

It is a good film. But it just lacks the same well-developed story and unblemished acting of Ritchie's past two creditable films, Snatch. and Lock Stock...
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Doesn't possess the Guy Ritchie brilliance which Snatch. and Lock Stock... had.

It is a good film. But it just lacks the same well-developed story and unblemished acting of Ritchie's past two creditable films, Snatch. and Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels. But I'll try not to compare it to them.

RocknRolla does have an in-depth, interesting story but, for me, fails to accurately tell it to the audience by going off on tangents all the time. I'm not saying it's hard to understand, its just that its all a bit messy in places. I was expecting an all-out-shoot-everybody-you-see crime film but actually I was presented, to my surprise, with a film in which if you miss one line the whole story may be ruined. The acting in some places is a little sketchy, not overly bad, but enough that you can notice it. However, I was impressed with Gerard Butler, you may recall from the film 300, as One Two and also Toby Kebbel, you may recall from Dead Man's Shoes, as Johnny Quid. They both put in excellent performances and made the film a little more creditable.

Overall, I enjoyed RocknRolla and it was well worth the money, but its just when you link it to Guy Ritchie's name that it takes away some of the excellency.