Sunday
31Aug2008
The Guy Ritchiest Flick Ever: 'Desperados with Avocados'
Sunday, August 31, 2008 at 7:30AM
I won't go through all of it again, but to sum up: I
think
Guy Ritchie really needs
RocknRolla to be fantastic for his legacy to
remain somewhat intact. After all,
Snatch was released in 2000. Tick tock, tick
tock. Directors who have made two great films and two awful films don't get a
free pass, especially when the good ran out eight years earlier, so while
RocknRolla looks like a return to form (actually, it looks like a return to
Lock, Stock), it's been nearly a decade since
the director demonstrated his ability.
Colin Boyd | Permalink | in Guy Ritchie, RocknRolla, Spoofs, Video | Print Article | Email Article | 1 Comment | Share Article
Reader Comments (1)
It's a shame that the release of Revolver (delayed in the U.S.) got caught up in all the Madonna-related anti-Ritchie hype which surrounded (and buried) it over here in the UK. It's a clever film with a literate script, and although not what people were expecting from the Lock, Stock stable, all the better for it. Reviewers tend to cling to the hive mind with these things, and stick with the prevailing trend when a director is perceived to be cashing-in on past glories. Tarantino's suffered a similar fate...