Ritchie’s Revolver Spins My Head

After the critical and commercial travesty that was Swept Away. Guy Ritchie made sure that his next movie was one that showed him doing ‘what he does best’ the gangster film. Before the film starts, you can tell he’s travelling in the right direction to getting his once promising career as the “British Tarantino” back on track. He’s got Jason Statham (The guy who used to date Kelly Brook) in the lead role; alongside him are Ray Liotta, Vincent Pastore, and Andre Benjamin (Better known to everyone as Andre 3000 from OutKast)

All of the actors put in fantastic performances that cannot be knocked and this would lead you to think that Guy Ritchie has indeed put his career firmly back on track.

However….

Although the acting and the casting are near flawless, the same cannot be said for the script or the overall direction of the piece. Ritchie has been quoted as saying that you need to see the film “three times” In order to really understand what’s going on in the film. Maybe he’s right and I should see the film twice more, however, it is my opinion that the film drags on and makes little sense as it attempts to be a rip off of a number of movies by Quentin Tarantino.

The main thing that I disliked about Revolver was that it seemed to lack a point at the end of the film, there wasn’t a conclusion; that said, there wasn’t really a question at the beginning of the film either.

In conclusion, Mr Madonna hasn’t got his career back on track, and personally, if you want to spend six pounds to go to the cinema, wait until the 14th of October and go and see the Wallace and Gromit movie.