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RocknRolla
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MPAA RATING: R for pervasive language, violence, drug use and brief sexuality
Starring Gerard Butler, Tom Wilkinson, Thandie Newton, Mark Strong, Idris Elba, Tom Hardy, Toby Kebbell, and Jeremy Piven
RocknRolla is a story of sex, thugs and rock 'n roll. The action comedy takes a dangerous ride into high crime and low life in contemporary London, where real estate has supplanted drugs as the biggest market, and criminals are its most enthusiastic entrepreneurs. But for anyone looking to get in - from small-time crook One Two to shady Russian billionaire Uri Obomavich - there's only one man to see: Lenny Cole. (Warner Bros.)
| GENRE(S): | Action | Crime |
| WRITTEN BY: | Guy Ritchie |
| DIRECTED BY: | Guy Ritchie |
| RELEASE DATE: | Theatrical: October 8, 2008 |
| RUNNING TIME: | 114 minutes, Color |
| ORIGIN: | UK |
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The average user rating for this movie is 8.3 (out of 10) based on 20 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.
Marek P. gave it a10:
Guy ritchie is back with a true badass movie. After very weak Revolver when everyone thought Guy Ritchie lost his breath after Snatch this great movie came up and its just excellent. I cant wait for DVD.
Jess D. gave it a6:
Not a fun picture to watch although the dialogue is stylish and the story quite confusing. Supposedly mob rogues acting silly and stupid as they go about doing their dirty deeds. Film saved by the final twist in the story but by then who cares. Watch it on DVD if you must.
Paul K. gave it a9:
The critics are off base here. If you enjoyed Snatch or Lock, Stock, this is worth seeing. I was apprehensive based on the Metascore, but this movie is fun and even the notion of a sequel (The Real RocknRolla) got me excited. It probably won't happen, since Ritchie is working on Sherlock Holmes, but i'm keeping my fingers crossed.
Georgina Z. gave it a9:
Although similar in some ways to some previous Ritchie films - RocknRolla delivered some tasty/nasty characters and a large number of belly laughs - Great flick for people who like to see those most deserving "get it in the end" *lol*.
Chad S. gave it a6:
Contrary to the music videos for the National Guard featuring Three Doors Down("Citizen/Soldier"), and Kid Rock("Warrior") that sing the praises(thankfully, NASCAR racer Dale Earnhardt Jr. doesn't sing with Rock) of serving your country during wartime, rock and roll is about sticking it to the man. Talk about sticking a fork into the ideals of the sixties, man. More people in the span of an opening weekend for "RocknRolla" will have heard Kid Rock call himself an "American Soldier"(who does he think he is, President George W. Bush?), and "Loyalty" than Neil Young's mournful elegy about "living with war in my heart, everyday"(from "Living with War"). These ideological videos seem inspired by the Marines in Michael Moore's "Fahrenheit 9/11", who pitched the idea of donning the uniform to exiting young, male Wal-Mart shoppers, so they could emulate their alleged hero, recording artist Shaggy. (Can't a brother just get to his car?) In "RocknRolla", Johnny Quid(Tony Kebbell) goes glam for a living, which would make him an outlaw in most families. But what if your father is already an outlaw, like Lenny Cole(Tom Wilkinson), whose associates have names like Handsome Bob and Mumbles? No matter how anarchic or nihilisitc a recording artist comes across, never forget that he is still participating in an industry. Maybe the "alternative rock" recruitment videos aren't quite as subversive as they may first appear. After all, we live in a capitalist society; these songs and accompanying visuals are completely upfront about it. Young men and women, dying so Rage Against the Machine, or some other agitprop band can record another album. When Quid says he wants to be "a real rock-n-rolla", he means to "rock" without commodification.
James L. gave it a5:
This is not near as good as his previous efforts. It takes a long time to develop, so long in fact that you are just about ready to walk out. It finally starts to come together at the three quarters mark and is enjoyable from there. I would not go out of my way to see this film.
Phill gave it a9:
I really enjoyed this movie, it was witty, good and the critics are just complete assholes in judging it, it seems. This movie was a lot better than other ones that got higher scores in Wide Released status.
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