RocknRolla (2008)

Highly Overrated But Still Good

An action-packed slog

One of the most extraordinary films you will see this year. Take that as you want.

There's a more than satisfactory amount of boom-boom in the movie's trim running time.

Rock n rolla should be the third instalment of the Ritchie films from lock, stock to Snatch to this one, showing the progression of criminality. Slower than the others, but once again a great mixture of characters and a full star cast.Johnny Quid aka Toby Kebbell was the absolute star in this and the trademark of interlocking stories, plenty of serious moments, but also plenty of laughter and quotable lines.

Guy Ritchie's formula of making action movie has most of the time worked pretty well. Very few action movies actually can deliver the level of excitement Guy takes us through in his action movies. This movies basic formula can feel similar to the other movies he had made before and after but I think no one would complain much about it. To be honest I would like to watch a lot more of these in future.The acting from all the actors were very good. Everyone did fit into their own roles pretty swiftly. The editing and sound is great. These two things are obviously crucial in telling a story in this format and they were pitch perfect.This is very good and I would love to watch the sequel if they decide to make one in future.

This movie actually turned out to be better than I had anticipated. I initially picked up this movie because of Gerard Butler stars in it.While the story does seem a bit confusing at first, give it some time to sink in. It was actually an interesting story, especially as it was the same story just told from different sides of the table, so to speak.I can't claim to be overly familiar with the work of Guy Ritchie, although I do know of him by his name. I found "RocknRolla" to be a well-directed movie.The cast in "RocknRolla" is rather good and people really performed quite well in their individual roles, each one adding their own spice and flavor to the movie.It was nice to see a movie of this type which wasn't just all gunfights and brawling. So a big thumbs up to Guy Ritchie for his achievement with "RocknRolla"."RocknRolla" is well-worth watching, and the 115 minutes it runs for just fly by so quickly because you get sucked up into the movie right from the very beginning, and yes, it is that entertaining.

RocknRolla (2008): Dir: Guy Ritchie / Cast: Gerard Butler, Tom Wilkinson, Mark Strong, Thandie Newton, Tom Hardy: Violent gangster type flick about emotional adrenaline. It regards a huge real estate player in London who addresses high profile citizens as pawns. He can make success or disaster arrive to anyone depending where they stand on his level of trust. Directed by Guy Ritchie with the same style he brought to Love, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels and Snatch. This film delivers a playful use of violence as seen in those other films that toys with its entertainment placement. Gerard Butler plays a gangster who gets caught up in a web of crime, deceit and forbidden love until his violent lifestyle becomes the answer. Tom Wilkinson plays the wealthy honcho buying off situations and people until a sudden plot twist has him on the other end of disaster. Mark Strong plays Wilkinson's right hand man who figures out that certain people are not who they seem and he attempts to set the records straight. Thandie Newton plays a contact of sly seduction who double crosses her contact, seduces Butler, and ultimately discovers that her nature can only ploy so long before it catches up to her. Tom Hardy plays a gangster and closet homosexual who may have eyes for the Butler character. Well crafted film that presents gangster type lifestyles as anything but pleasant. Score: 8 / 10