RocknRolla

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London is ground zero for the changing times with big-time mobsters from the East, criminals from the streets, all vying to change the rules of commerce and crime.
  • Starring: Gerard Butler, Thandie Newton
  • Directed by: Guy Ritchie
  • Runtime: 1 hour 55 minutes
  • Release year: 2008
  • Studio: Warner Bros.
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Synopsis: London is ground zero for the changing times with big-time mobsters from the East, criminals from the streets, all vying to change the rules of commerce and crime.
Starring: Gerard Butler, Thandie Newton
Supporting actors: Tom Wilkinson, Idris Elba, Jeremy Piven, Chris Ludacris Bri
Directed by: Guy Ritchie
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Runtime: 1 hour 55 minutes
Captions and Subtitles: English Details
Release year: 2008
Studio: Warner Bros.
MPAA Rating: Rated R for pervasive language, violence, drug use and brief sexuality
ASIN: B001QVFDA4 (Rental) and B001PPMJHQ (Purchase)
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  • US Theatrical Release Date: October 08, 2008
  • MPAA: Rated R for pervasive language, violence, drug use and brief sexuality
  • Production Company: Warner Bros, Dark Castle Entertainment, Toff Guy Films, StudioCanal
  • Filming Locations: Abandoned Railway Line, near London City Airport, Newham, East London, London, England, UK | Abbotsbury Close, Newham, East London, UK | Barbican, London, England, UK | London, England, UK | The Grove, Watford, Hertfordshire, England, UK

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Stylish, funny, clever, action packed, and has great characters. Saso Dimovski  |  44 reviewers made a similar statement
Its very hard to follow all the character's plots and how they relate to each other. A. Knill  |  11 reviewers made a similar statement
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32 of 36 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Perfection December 26, 2008
Format:DVD
Guy Richie has turned out the gem of his career with RockNrolla. Perfect cast (Wilkenson should get an award for this one) incredible sound track, and a wild and wicked plot. Unlike some of his others, this one makes it a bit easier to understand the dialects. It was the delight of my movie going month in October when it came out here in the U.S.

From reading some of the reviews that pan this movie, it is obvious that they are not familiar with Guy Richie's films, his style and his offbeat humor. It is sort of like licorice; Some people love it some people hate it. But for those of us who have the right mindset for Richie's style of film, this it the best one to come along in a long time.

Gerard Butler's turn in this is hysterically funny and is such a great switch from his role in 300. No type casting trap for Gerry. This guy can play the heck out of any role imaginable. But if the Wild Bunch shows up again in the next Richie film, I hope Gerry is included.

DottyinCA
Riverside, CA
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
I find that Guy Ritchie's work inspires deep
feelings of love or hate!
There is no middleground among people when
it comes to him. Some see him as a ridiculous wanna-be
Scorcesse or DePalma, others see him as a fresh new voice
and vision in cinema for the 21st Century.
I enjoyed this movie and all it's rawness, dark humor,
violence and rollercoaster twists and turns!
Gerard Butler, Idris Elba & their motley crew of low dollar
thugs with ambitions for the bigtime made this movie for me!
Their interplay was priceless against the story's other very
interesting characters. I also love the cracked-out,
devil-may-care, balls-to-the-wall portrayal of the ROCK-N-ROLLA
himself, Johnny Quid, who is one of the main bad guy's stepson
who this whole crazy ride revolves around!--He is a hoot!

Jeremy Piven & Chris "Ludacris" Bridges play his smarmy
record company moguls who get tangled up in this wild web as well!
I don't care what anyone says!---I thought this was brilliant!
Now to prove my point of how Guy Ritchie's work polarizes people...
My mother, who watched this movie with me,
ABSOLUTELY THOUGHT IT WAS TRASH!!
You have to decide this one for yourself...
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars "What Do You Think We Are...Criminals!" March 13, 2009
Format:Blu-ray
Guy Ritchie makes films for guys about guys, and frankly "my son", this one is loving it...

I say this because there's appalling film critic snobbery surrounding Ritchie and I for one can't stand it. Ok, so "RocknRolla" is not Shakespeare - nor David Lean - so what! When you sit down to it, you do so with a grin on your puss the size of Britain's National Debt. Why - because you just know you're going to spend the next two hours giggling and grimacing (for all the wrong reasons of course) and you're going to be rightly and royally entertained. And bluntly how many British film directors-cum-writers are 'this' good - can entertain you 'this' much? In an industry that seems to have lost the knack of actually turning us on, on the strength of "RocknRolla", I for one will be looking out for the Blu Ray box of Guy Ritchie films and not yet another version of Bourne or Aliens (good as they may be).

The story is layered and smart; the dialogue is either crude or ballbreakingly funny - or frequently both - and the casting is varied and immaculate - all of them clearly enjoying themselves. The songs are apt and used sparingly and there's an already classic one-liner that had many of our customers in the shop laugh out loud when we played the CD the other day (dialogue inbetween the music tracks).

The good news for fans is that the BLU RAY version of "RocknRolla" is beautifully filmed and I think actually suits Ritchie's film style to a tee - it makes the sharp suits and the London locations shine more. Actor wise - "RocknRolla" is crammed full of great cameos and has a lot of classy leading double acts. Tom Wilkinson is the bigwig old-school London criminal Lenny Cole with Mark Strong as Archie his sidekick. Both are typically outstanding. Gerard Butler as One Two and Idris Elba as Mumbles (the drug dealer Stringer Bell in The Wire) play their counterparts - the likely lads who get caught up in deals way over their small-time heads. Jimi Mistry is a corrupt London councillor, Jeremy Piven and Ludacris as producers and nightclub owners who can't control Toby Kebbell as the drugged up rock star Johhny Quid (feigning death to up his sales). The girls are all molls, there's the unkillable Russians, the thieving philosophizing junkies, ticket-touting gangsters covered in Bling living in Range Rovers and yobs who talk about art, culture and the beauty of cigarettes as they whack a difficult bouncer over the head with a bin lid....luverly!

I'll freely admit that as a dabbler in screenplays myself, I sat there with a huge streak of jealousy running through me, because there's truly fantastic writing and skill on show here. One example is the scene where Gerard Butler is sat at a dinner table in a posh London restaurant with the corporate lawyer totty that is Thandie Newton. Butler's character clearly fancies her, but suspects she's just 'too' dangerous and out of his league. Slipping the bulging loot bag he's delivering under the table towards her long and unfeasibly delicious legs, he relays how the swag was attained...with a "bit of bother". It then cuts back to the actual robbery - which of course goes horribly wrong - and then just gets progressively worse - not too clever types doing not too clever things. From this hilarious flashback, the movie keeps flicking forward again to their sexually loaded conversation - and back again to more carnage with an escalating pumping soundtrack. It's kind of Ritchie's trademark style, but it's so damn good that you don't even notice how cleverly its been worked out and edited together. It's slick stuff and impressively so.

The movie is not a masterpiece by any stretch of the imagination, but it's a damn good watch and more importantly - wildly entertaining. And come the sly and clever ending, you're left wanting more - and there's even a hint of a sequel in the closing credits.

In the vernacular - "RocknRolla" is a blinding bit of fun and on Blu Ray looks and sounds like the absolute business. Highly recommended and a job well done.
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5.0 out of 5 stars RocknRolla (Special Edition)
A fantastic movie, fun with lots of action and great dialog. Anything with Gerard Butler is not hard to watch ;-)
Published 8 days ago by lala
5.0 out of 5 stars Gerard Butler at his best.
I genuinely enjoy watching this actor as he portrays a character with style and believability even when the character does not seem outwardly to warrant those adjectives.
Published 14 days ago by Gail Watson
5.0 out of 5 stars A roaring good time!
What a mafia movie should be about! You will be rooting for the underdog. You can't help but love it!
Published 15 days ago by Shannon Simpson
4.0 out of 5 stars Good movie
I love Gerard Butler....and all the other eye candy in this movie! You get to see bit of Tom Hardy in here as well! BONUS!
Published 17 days ago by Laurie D. Randall
5.0 out of 5 stars Great flick
It's a guy richie flick and in my mind runner up for his all time best. Must have in any collection.
Published 21 days ago by H.B.B.C.
1.0 out of 5 stars P-O-S A F#@ING DEAD LOSS
i AGREE WITH THE GUY WHO FELL ASLEEP...I KEPT NODDING OFF...I JUST COULDN'T GET INTO IT...NO DISCERNIBLE COHERENT PLOT THAT DRAWS YOU IN... Read more
Published 28 days ago by edward oday
4.0 out of 5 stars Good movie but not a GREAT movie.
Definitely one I wanted to own on Blu-Ray and do like this movie. It is not Ritchie's best but still a good movie.
Published 1 month ago by Kane480
4.0 out of 5 stars Pretty entertaining
I think guy ritchie is the man. I loved snitch and obviously sherlock holmes. This was an original movie but didnt knock my socks off. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Theotherdude
5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant
Guy Richie did an excellent job of directing this film. I hadn't seen any of his work before this film. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Bobby L. Woods
5.0 out of 5 stars its was i wanted
there was no scratches of any kind. the movie played fine. it was like brand new, if not, the closest thing.
Published 1 month ago by maxwell
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C. Pratt, you're finding the same frustration(s) I am. I just posted about this in the Blu-ray discussion forums. WB is notorious for being customer-unfriendly. They (along with Fox) pulled all bonus materials from rental versions of their movies to increase sagging Blu-ray/DVD sales. They... Read more
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