RocknRolla

Name: RocknRolla
Genre: Action, Crime
Released: October 8, 2008
Duration: 114 min
Rating: 53
Cast: Gerard Butler, Idris Elba, Tom Wilkinson

2008

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Mixed or average reviews based on 28 Critic Reviews

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Warner Bros. Pictures | Release Date: October 8, 2008 | R

Starring: Gerard Butler, Idris Elba, Tom Wilkinson

Summary: 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 shadyRocknRolla 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.]… Expand

Director: Guy Ritchie

Genre(s): Action, Crime

Rating: R

Runtime: 114 min

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Owen Gleiberman

Ritchie concocts a crime-jungle demimonde that's organically linked to the real world, and it's a damn fun one to visit. Read full review

Premiere Jenni Miller

Though the plot has a few too many holes in it, the sheer fun of RockNRolla makes it easy to overlook such quibbles. Butler will make you forget all about "Sparta." Read full review

Rene Rodriguez

Although the characters are all cartoons, Ritchie still invests them with enough personality to make them stand out as real people, which is what makes RocknRolla much more involving than your typical Tarantino ripoff. Read full review

Claudia Puig

A well-acted and attitudinal action movie, a return to Ritchie's trademark "Mockney" style, which takes amusing and twisted turns. Read full review

Steven Rea

If only RocknRolla's characters were at all believable - even in the context of its own cartoon universe. Read full review

Elizabeth Weitzman

On the plus side, the actors - especially Butler and Wilkinson - work overtime to pump some extra life into the self-conscious script. Read full review

Andrea Gronvall

Frenetic and self-conscious to the point of tedium. Read full review

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deco20

Jun 14, 2013

Best movie ever

6 of 7 users found this helpful61

seanf.

Feb 23, 2009

Great direction, great casting, great acting, cool story line. Best film I've seen in ages. Vastly underrated.

1 of 1 users found this helpful

CynthiaT.

Feb 4, 2009

The folks who say all Guy Ritchie films are the same are confusing style and substance. The style is the same as Snath and Lock Stock and 2 Smoking Barrels, but with a different plot. This is a film you can watch a couple of times and still catch new twists. It's a film I could watch The folks who say all Guy Ritchie films are the same are confusing style and substance. The style is the same as Snath and Lock Stock and 2 Smoking Barrels, but with a different plot. This is a film you can watch a couple of times and still catch new twists. It's a film I could watch with my teenagers and all of us enjoyed it.… Expand

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konstantinK

Feb 23, 2009

Pretty decent considering his previous movies. still, corny premise.

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AbhinavR.

Jan 18, 2009

Guy Ritchie needs to add some variety to his movies. Don't get me wrong, I very much enjoyed Snatch and Lock Stock but since then, his movies have been pretty much the same. If this is your first Guy Ritchie movie, one more will probably be enough to wrap up his work. 6 out of 10 Guy Ritchie needs to add some variety to his movies. Don't get me wrong, I very much enjoyed Snatch and Lock Stock but since then, his movies have been pretty much the same. If this is your first Guy Ritchie movie, one more will probably be enough to wrap up his work. 6 out of 10 because it wasn't a bad movie, just a bit cliche for Guy Ritchie.… Expand

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ERG1008

Sep 1, 2010

Guy Ritchie returns with dead rockstars, Russians, homosexuals, a painting, & the bloke out of 300.
Top notch cast with Toby Kebbell, Gerard Butler, Tom Wilkinson & Mark Strong all giving good performances.
The film is what you'd expect from Guy Ritchie, Cockney geezers giving it large,Guy Ritchie returns with dead rockstars, Russians, homosexuals, a painting, & the bloke out of 300.
Top notch cast with Toby Kebbell, Gerard Butler, Tom Wilkinson & Mark Strong all giving good performances.
The film is what you'd expect from Guy Ritchie, Cockney geezers giving it large, slick cut-aways, choonz & all round kerfuffle.
Could have been a lot better considering the talent on offer & definitely not as good as Lock,Stock or Snatch which is what Ritchie is always going to be compared with.… Expand

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okcomputer1016

Apr 5, 2011

Really really boring. Lock Stock was excellent. Snatch was a glossy replica that had a bit of diminished return but still came out good. Rocknrolla replicates Snatch and plugs in less lively characters, an equally convoluted plot but one that seems a lot more like running in sand, movingReally really boring. Lock Stock was excellent. Snatch was a glossy replica that had a bit of diminished return but still came out good. Rocknrolla replicates Snatch and plugs in less lively characters, an equally convoluted plot but one that seems a lot more like running in sand, moving quick but not going anywhere... Thandie Newton plays a Bond girl, Gerard Butler is lame, and Jason Statham stayed home sick for this one. (Not trying to give him props though. Because then there was Revolver.)… Expand

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