Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels (1998) Movie Review

Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels – Movie Review

ABC Film Challenge – Set in the UK – G (Guy Ritchie)

Director: Guy Ritchie

Writer: Guy Ritchie (Screenplay)

Cast

• Nick Moran (The Musketeer)
• Jason Flemyng (Deep Rising)
• Dexter Fletcher (Doom)
• P.H. Moriarty (Jaws 3)
• Jason Statham (The Meg)
• Vinnie Jones (X-Men Last Stand)

Plot: Eddy persuades his three pals to pool money for a vital poker game against a powerful local mobster, Hatchet Harry. Eddy loses, after which Harry gives him a week to pay back 500,000 pounds.

Runtime: 1 Hour 47 Minutes

There may be spoilers in the rest of the review

Story: Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels starts when Eddy (Moran) and his fellow hustlers Bacon (Statham) and Tom (Flemyng) look for a new score. Eddy has a skill for cards and poker, which he puts to practice in a high-stakes game.

However, Hatchet Harry (Moriarty) uses his tricks to make Eddy play outside his stake. He gives Eddy and his friend one week to make £500,000 and he will take a finger each day. What follows is a string of events trying to clear the debts leading to bloodshed and chaos.

Verdict on Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels

Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels is a crime thriller following a hapless group of con men who mess with the wrong gangster. It follows the group trying to clear a debt, only to find themselves clashing with fellow gangs in the area.

This movie has a massive following and made Guy Ritchie a household name. It uses the typical tough British gangster stereotype to create a string of events. However, it goes too heavily into the stereotypes and leaves the gangster mentality in more of a comedic world.

Final Thoughts – Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels is an oddball comedic thriller.