MOVIE: LOCK,STOCK and TWO SMOKING BARRELS[1998]

REVIEW# 60
MOVIE: LOCK,STOCK and TWO SMOKING BARRELS [1998]
Genre: Crime/Comedy/Drama/Thriller/Action [YOU NAME IT]
Cast: Jason Statham,Vinnie Johns
Director: Guy Ritchie
IMDb rating: 8.2/10
Deeps rating: 8.5/10
Verdict: It can't get more exciting than this.

              Eddy,Tom,Soap and Bacon are more like brothers than great friends.They are small-time criminals dreaming about making big time one day.So they decide to collect 100,000 pound by doing small illegal businesses and try their luck in the million pound worth card game with the leading criminal and mobster 'Hatcher' Harry.Eddie is too good with cards and all of them put their faith on his talent.The game begins and its rigged totally as Eddie finds out.In the end he ends up owning 500,000 pounds debt to the powerful crime lord.Harry gives them 7 days time to pay up their debt or else he warns their fingers to be chopped off and Eddie's fathers bar to be taken over.And Henry is a man of his words!!!!!!!!!

    Henry has his law enforcer Chris[Vinnie Jones],who takes his small son along whenever he goes on his dirty job.Both create too much terror together.Henry also possess another prized enforcer,the Giant Barry called the Baptist who enjoys killing people.Barry hire two guys,Gary and Dean to steal two antique guns worth millions ,from an old family and both gets the job done.Not knowing the value of the guns they sell them to Nick called as 'Greek' for a mere 700 pounds.The four friends are in deep trouble and finally they decide to rob their next door goons who are planning to rob a group of young cannabis farmers.Every one has their plans and everything strings together in the end.In all the confusion many gets killed .The money and guns reach the wrong hands and everyone is at the receiving end.

            The four friends get their money but' bad' Chris takes it away,while they have the guns instead.But as they don't know the value of those guns they decide to throw it away as that is the only piece of evidence that connects them with heinous crime just occurred.They send Eddie to throw away the guns into the nearby river.Suddenly Chris appears and hand them a book which reads that the guns they are about to throw are worth more than 6 million.Will they be able to stop Eddie from throwing the guns in the river.Or else their bad luck continue for ever in life.So near yet too far...

        No reviews can convey the actual thrill in watching this movie.It's an excellent treat for all type of movie lovers.Humor is so effectively blended throughout this thriller that you won't take your eye's off for even one moment.Guy Ritchie shot his way to fame with this movie.It won many awards in various film festivals.A first time experiment in Hollywood,it will remain as that for ever.Jason Statham,not in his usual action image excels,so do all the numerous characters.This very low budget movie went on to become a huge hit in 90's.DON'T MISS IT.

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