Description
A card shark and his unwillingly-enlisted friends need to make a lot of cash quick after losing a sketchy poker match. To do this they decide to pull a heist on a small-time gang who happen to be operating out of the flat next door.
Released: | 28 August 1998 |
Country of origin: | UK, US |
Genre: | Comedy, Crime |
Production companies: | The Steve Tisch Company, SKA Films, Handmade Films |
Watched by: | 5 658 of 925 100 |
Runtime: | 1 hour 45 minutes |
IMDB rating: | 8.1 of 10 634 180 |
kinopoisk.ru rating: | 8.56 of 10 551 845 |
Cards, Money, Two Barrels is Guy Ritchie's first feature film, as well as the first film starring Jason Statham. That's why it's a very good movie.
There are many characters in the film, and each of them is revealed, their motives and goals are shown.
There is a lot of black humor in the film.
The soundtrack, in my opinion, is even better than in future Richie films.
Although the film seems funny, it also carries a deep meaning: it shows the cruelty of the world and the importance of friendship.
The open ending retains a sense of tension and "tininess" even after watching the movie.
However, there are disadvantages.:
Some scenes seem counterintuitive. For example, a shootout in a deserted place in clear weather, when the police do not seem to exist.
At the beginning of the movie, the picture doesn't create the right atmosphere.
I advise everyone.