30 October 2008
Rocknrolla
Review
by Jason Di Rosso
Guy Ritchie's latest gangster film sees the Russian mob trying to get in on London's real estate boom, doing business with old school East End crims. But things get complicated when a bag of money and a precious painting go missing, and a junky rock star -- who turns out to be the son of someone quite important -- is reported dead. A series of double-crosses ensues, and it's all mind-numbingly convoluted. Ritchie's characters are glamorous underworld fantasies, but he's incapable of making them resonate; to stand for something. All you're left to admire is his style -- the chic art direction and camera work -- but it's a hollow achievement.
Director: Guy Ritchie
Cast: Gerard Butler, Gemma Arterton, Thandie Newton, Jeremy Piven, Jamie Campbell Bower, Ludacris, Jimi Mistry, Thandy Newton, Jeremy Piven, Tom Wilkinson
Producer: Guy Ritchie, Steve Clark-Hall, Susan Downey, Joel Silver
Script: Guy Ritchie
Cinematographer: David Higgs
Editor: James Herbert
Music: Steve Isles
Running time: 114
Australian distributor: Roadshow
Language: English
Classification: MA15+
