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RocknRolla

2008
Crime, Action
1h 54m
In London, a real-estate scam puts millions of pounds up for grabs, naturally attracting the attention of some of the city's scrappiest tough guys (Butler, Elba) its more established underworld players (Wilkinson), and others -- all of whom are looking to get rich quick.
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RocknRolla

2008
Crime, Action
1h 54m
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Rated 30 Mar 2015
51
23rd
One time I had a job interview for a position I was so confident I was going to get I coasted through the whole sit down, cocky and self-assured. Afterwards, 20/20 hindsight revealed staggering missteps that I nodded and winked my way through like a complete idiot. This movie immediately strikes a sense of misguided poise, somewhat demanding a sequel without ever warranting its existence in the first place. That makes for a weak movie. As for me, I didn't end up getting that newspaper route.
Rated 04 Nov 2008
63
42nd
While RocknRolla isn't a bad film by any stretch, it's excrutionately slow in the beginning. While it picks up, it feels painfully out of place at times, and this is much of the same batch of Crime movies we have been getting lately. Still, it's not terrible. The Russian hitmen scene is incredibly well-done and exciting, and it's very humourous at times. Good, but not great.
Rated 17 Nov 2008
6
35th
Don't expect another "Snatch" or "Lock, Stock...", because fans of those will be rather disappointed. I sat there wishing for a sense of characterization or an exciting plot (but you can see they had a lot fun filming this). The film finally kicked into second gear near the end, but by then it was too late. Some scenes did make me chuckle, but I wish they made me laugh out loud. Not an entire mess, just a mediocre film a best. Another case where the trailer was better than the end result...
Rated 19 Dec 2009
7
68th
I dug it. Some characters felt pointless but Guy Ritchie knows how to make an enjoyable movie. Also probably the first time I didn't find Gerard Butler unwatchable.
Rated 03 Nov 2008
53
15th
Occasionally funny but doesn't now who its best characters are. Too long spent on getting the audience up to date with the convoluted plot.
Rated 19 Jan 2009
29
14th
Completely pointless. Some nifty cameratricks but that's it. All the story threads are boring and never intersect in a meaningful way. Tries way too hard to.. be something. Whatever it is, it ain't entertaining.
Rated 10 Feb 2009
71
53rd
There is some absolutely stellar camera-work in the film and the cast is fantastic. However unlock Ritchie's previous Lock, Stock and Snatch the plot feels like an excuse to have the characters make humourous comments and get into humourous situations. Unlike previously when the plots were interesting and, along the way, characters make humourous comments and get into humourous situations. Still worth seeing though.
Rated 26 Oct 2008
8
71st
Nice to see Guy Ritchie return to form.
Rated 19 Nov 2008
81
65th
I'm happy to see that Ritchie has expanded his highly stylized technique so that it's actually quite beautiful to watch. The characters were great, the writing was only okay. I love the scene between 1-2 and Bob.
Rated 29 Dec 2008
40
19th
The movie oscillates between being very slick and just plain annoying, in turns highly entertaining and immensely boring. Ritchie mimics the "cool" style of his own classics (or tries to anyway), sometimes hitting the mark perfectly. Not as terrible as 'Revolver', then, but still a misfire on the whole. It is almost worth checking out for Wilkinson's mobster alone, though.
Rated 19 Feb 2009
81
74th
More calm with characters less charicatures and more real, this is a Guy Richie matured. I like it a lot.
Rated 26 Feb 2009
34
12th
It feels just like any other Ritchie movie: a large cast of fast-talkin' Brits intertwined into some gang-related plot with at least a few double crosses here and there. Except this one is both uninteresting, and all over the place; without any real focus on any one character, it left me picking up absolutely nothing from it.

Also, that scene where the female character (there's only 1) is walking out of a room in slo-mo and then REALLY FAST all-of-a-sudden? I hate that so much.
Rated 05 Mar 2009
90
79th
Rock n Rolla, has everything to be a cool modern crime Movie. If you like Snatch you'll love Rockn Rolla.Guy Ritchie made a great Action Movie...not perfect but entertaining and funny.
Rated 17 Apr 2009
93
97th
Great movie. The pace throughout the entire movie is very high, a really fast movie with a good story, a very good way of bringing it and a superb ending. Although in the beginning I feared it would become much too complicated. You really have to keep your head straight the first 15 minutes, but after that it really gets enjoyable and gets better and better towards the end. There are some more than remarkable characters in this movie and you will see that some scenes are a real fun to watch.
Rated 22 Apr 2009
66
37th
It felt like a knock off of a Guy Ritchie movie instead of the man himself directing it. I don't know if he was trying to pull back the energy but it came off as though it was dated, still trying for that 90's Tarantino sub genre. No new tricks here, and in fact it felt really predictable. Nonetheless, a satisfying (yet still predictable) finale makes up for some of the earlier transgressions. Moments of greatness but Ritchie still comes off as a director in declne.
Rated 16 Jun 2009
45
23rd
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Rated 05 Sep 2009
70
29th
A fun movie that I wouldn't go out of my way to recommend. If you enjoy Guy Ritchie then you will probably really like parts of this, but overall it's pretty mediocre.
Rated 11 Feb 2010
1
5th
It's quirky, flash and has heaps of attitude. But in a way it's pretentious in the fact that it assumes the flashy camera work, the fast moving scenes that jump around like a kid on a jumping castle at the fair and all that glitz and glam can make up for a lack of good acting and a thread bare plot. It doesn't exactly leave me feel like I've seen anything new, or indeed interesting. Reminds me of Tarantino outside of his best.
Rated 13 Feb 2010
55
19th
Pretty silly plot full of dopey characters. The film overuses Guy Ritchie's trademarked style to an excess. It's one of those London caper movies that tries to be a lot cooler than it is. Guy Ritchie should also lay off the drugs.
Rated 17 Apr 2010
60
27th
It was alright, I guess, I thought it was trying too hard to be hip and cool and ended up like your grandad talking 'street' and body popping at yer mates wedding, I can see why some folks would like it, it's quite stylish and has many complex links with it's characters (tho not as complex as lock stock's characters) but for me it had all been done before, and much better than this.
Rated 06 Jan 2012
61
15th
Guy Ritchie attempts to return to the glories of LOCK STOCK and SNATCH...but no such luck. It has all the right ingredients: low-life characters, interwoven storylines, Ritchie's customary flourish--but it never comes together. It's all competently done, but there's not much life in it, and it drags fearfully for much of its nearly-two-hour running time (and fuck the "lucky painting" gimmick). Tom Wilkinson, Mark Strong, and Toby Kebbell are all strong, but Thandie Newton bores. A major letdown.
Rated 28 Oct 2012
92
94th
Great cast. Gerard Butler is great in this as are most of the actors. I particularly liked to Thandie Newton, she is very lovely. Fast paced, exciting thriller with tons of action and intrigue. The story keeps you guessing, and the action keeps coming. A great crime movie with lots of interesting characters and twists. I really want to watch the sequel.
Rated 29 Jul 2014
58
31st
There are some decent scenes, a bit of humour and some of the cast have charisma (Kebbell in particular), but this sort of caper has been done far more effectively elsewhere. Crucially, the overlapping plot strands don't really come together in an interesting way, or provide any surprises, and some of the characters are a bit one-note. It isn't dreadful, in fact it is quite well made, but not something I would bother watching again.
Rated 24 Sep 2020
73
65th
Second time viewing and it worked a lot better for me ten years later. Not sure why, maybe just different expectations. Lacks the humour of Ritchie's more successful cockney gangster fare but there's enough here to enjoy for fans of this type of film
Rated 10 Oct 2008
68
40th
The characters are much flatter and less interesting than Ritchie's previous films in the genre, and being a character-driven film, this hurts it pretty bad. Some funny exchanges and some good scenes. If you like his "geezers n' guns" subgenre, you'll enjoy it.
Rated 10 Oct 2008
81
57th
The more I think about it, the more I like it. It took a while for me to get into it, but once it gets to the scene (THE scene) with the Russian hitmen, the movie goes uphill. Great acting and humorous use of editing for the win.
Rated 11 Oct 2008
69
26th
Didn't understand the first half, but the Russian hitman scene on is golden. Ending is predictable and sudden.
Rated 13 Oct 2008
79
56th
More of the same really...
Rated 15 Oct 2008
70
37th
The Russians are the best thing about this film. And Thandie Newton. Damn she is sexy.
Rated 17 Oct 2008
80
59th
Guy Ritchie has lifted the Madonna curse from his declining slump of previous films and got back to what he does best; make kickass British gangster films that maxes out the style over substance saying. Right from the crazy opening sequence, Ritchie sets the manic tone that is to follow. Terrific cast with good chemistry, wild storytelling and just flat out fun. If sex, thugs and rock and roll are things you dig, I recommend this flick...Welcome back Mr. Ritchie!
Rated 28 Oct 2008
75
53rd
19 Ekim 08, Antalya Altin Portakal '08, salon5, 16:30, festivaldeki son filmim, yonetmenin izledigim ilk film & hareketli, ilginc bir calisma. muzikleri, oyunculuklari ve saglam olay orgusuyle, film seyirciyi sikmadan, kendini sonuna kadar izletiyor. escinsellik ile ilgili muhabbet bol bol guldurdu. simdi "the real rocknrolla" yi bekler olduk.
Rated 04 Nov 2008
70
45th
Its no Snatch, but its not without its charms.
Rated 10 Nov 2008
80
68th
Fast pace, plenty of snappy dialogue. Not a masterpiece or anything, but I enjoyed it from start to finish; in particular, I appreciate its Tarantino-ish balance of cheerful amorality and frequent yet inobtrusive reality checks showing what really, really ugly people these characters are, and how rotten life often is even for the "winners". If anything, I find this kind of a black comedy, in that this movie is full of corrupt individuals that I thoroughly enjoyed watching getting blasted
Rated 12 Nov 2008
1
6th
Pretty typical Guy Ritchie stuff, but lacking any real character. Time to push the boundaries a bit.
Rated 23 Nov 2008
93
80th
Classic Guy Ritchie...Right up there with Snatch and Lock Stock
Rated 01 Dec 2008
65
53rd
The plot is not in the league with "Lock,Stock...", and overall it doesn't stand out much from the British gangster genre, but it's certainly the right mix of humour, violence, badassness and stupidity everybody likes so much.
Rated 12 Dec 2008
26
16th
A big let down. Unfunny and unfun. The word "RocknRolla was said so many damn times I just couldn't stand it. Simply a mess of a movie. Grade: D
Rated 11 Jan 2009
75
92nd
Toby Kebbell gives a wonderful performance. Thoroughly entertaining
Rated 11 Jan 2009
41
18th
Talks about Ritchie's return to form are exaggarated since it's even worse than Revolver.
Rated 11 Jan 2009
60
45th
Starts slowly but it gets better towards the end. Plot wasn't that great and the movie was lacking really memorable characters. Also the editing is jumping between scenes too much but all in all it was a pretty funny ride.
Rated 13 Jan 2009
6
55th
Not really on par with 'Lock Stock' or 'Snatch', but with just enough glimpses of inspiration - namely the party scene and the entire sequence with the Russians mobsters - to keep me interested. Wilkilson is awesome, Jeremy Piven completely wasted and Mark Strong truly great. As KasperL said: 50% slick, 50% annoying. I like the multiple pronounciations of "RockNRolla" though.
Rated 15 Jan 2009
85
81st
occasionally a drag but overall a very satisfying watch, which more than makes up for the slow parts
Rated 26 Jan 2009
75
74th
Good action/underworld movie
Rated 28 Jan 2009
85
54th
Ritchie's best film thanks to an excellent ensemble, and slower pacing than his previous films, allowing you more time to get close to the film's world of high up's and lowlife's before jumping into some extreme action. I was one of the few that saw it in the theatre, and I highly recommend checking it out at your local rental store or getting it from netflix.
Rated 29 Jan 2009
38
18th
I like Ritchie's first two films for what they are. I'd hoped that Revolver was a signal that he wanted to move on to bigger things, but apparently not yet. And unfortunately, the titular Rocknrolla is pretty much just a whining junkie who can fight and shoot, Wilkinson is completely wasted here, and Newton's character is a big bore. Aside from one good action scene and the pleasure of watching Gerard Butler, this didn't have much to offer at all, and the gimmicks are getting stale.
Rated 31 Jan 2009
78
54th
It's no Snatch or Lock, Stock, but it is a return to form for Ritchie and that's good news. It's fun and dynamic and the plot has enough twists to keep your attention without ever going to far off the deep end. It could use some filling in and tightening up, but it's worth a watch.
Rated 02 Feb 2009
77
55th
Everyone is right. It seems like its going to be another cool guy ritchie film until 30min in and you're starting to fall asleep. It's not that its bad, I was just expecting alot more action.
Rated 02 Feb 2009
50
44th
well its no snatch or lsa2sb and it really seems like ritchie cant do anything else so he milks the cow as long as possible, not a bad movie though
Rated 02 Feb 2009
55
24th
Some copy-paste from Tarantino (especially Pulp Fiction) and the rest is from his older movies.
Rated 03 Feb 2009
50
20th
Not so good. I expected more.
Rated 03 Feb 2009
65
45th
It sure is Guy Ritchie movie but too bad it lacks decent plot and characters. The dialogue and the action are somewhat enjoyable though.
Rated 05 Feb 2009
89
66th
"Guy Ritchie is back"
Rated 07 Feb 2009
83
77th
Pure Ritchie style...
Rated 09 Feb 2009
85
97th
A typical Guy Ritchie movie, parallel stories that all intersect at one event. Not up there with Snatch or Lock Stock. The story starts of interestingly. You tend to like it more as you watch it again and again. As ever Guy Ritchie nifty style is at its best again.
Rated 12 Feb 2009
47
16th
Talk about a drag. Guy Ritchie doesn't exactly strike back with a film as fun as "Snatch" with 'RockNRolla', a cleverly-titled film that mirrors his typical style, but this time the plot is a major bore and ultra-complicated. A few scenes are mildly amusing, but the great cast simply gets overthrown by the slow pacing and lack of interest on display. The film, at best, feels like a collection of deleted scenes from previous Ritchie works, disappointing because this looked so cool.
Rated 18 Feb 2009
81
75th
Is it bad if I really, really, like this film? Yes? Oh well. This is not as frentic as Ritchie's staple films, but it's not supposed to be. RockNRolla is a maturing, in a sense, of Ritchie's style with its love of all its characters and social commentary on nationalism, fame and machismo.
Rated 18 Feb 2009
89
90th
This movie has made a big impression on me. Guy Ritchie keeps on form. Excellent music!
Rated 24 Feb 2009
61
54th
I have to say, not Ritchie's best film. However, the plot is good and although the story is slowly-told, is ok.
Rated 25 Feb 2009
70
61st
This film is very similar to the other films by Guy Ritchie, mainly in the structure of the story. So, it finishes being repetitive in this aspect, but there are good jokes and interesting characters, being a decent action movie.
Rated 01 Mar 2009
86
51st
Decent british ganster film, some nice comic touchs. Entertaining if nothing else.
Rated 03 Mar 2009
55
30th
Typical Guy Ritchie stuff, but worse. Lots of characters to get familiar with in the beginning, which makes for a chaotic and confusing beginning of the movie. By the end things are getting funnier, but unfortunately that doesn't make up for the bad start. Enjoyable, but Snatch and Lock, Stock were definitely better.
Rated 08 Mar 2009
80
87th
funny and a good action movie.
Rated 16 Mar 2009
78
81st
This is amazing! It's Hilarious at times, action-packed at others and overall it's very strange.
Rated 17 Mar 2009
69
41st
If you watched the previous works (Snatch, Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels) of Guy Ritchie, than it's impossible to feel that this time the "Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels formula" isn't working.
Rated 30 Apr 2009
70
63rd
Pretty standard Guy Ritchie fare. London, grumpy old gangsters and cool young hustlers.
Rated 15 May 2009
50
25th
Kinda sad that Guy has resorted to parody of a genre that he helped create. I never finished it, but I don't think I needed to, I imagine everything ends up just like the other 5 or six movies that are all basically the same.
Rated 18 May 2009
70
82nd
Good film.
Rated 22 May 2009
73
60th
A solid Guy Ritchie film. The plot is a little confusing, but fuck it, is it really that important? I got the gist of it enough to make the movie understandable, and the Russian mob chase scene is probably the hardest I've ever laughed in theaters.
Rated 25 May 2009
55
53rd
Another "Guy Ritchie Film" and he's starting to be a caricature of himself. Still fun, if you've seen Snatch and Lock Stock too many times already.
Rated 25 May 2009
60
50th
Ritchie has updated his gangster story well with the Russian immigrants and the criticism towards the music industry. The plot is nothing too exciting but they obviously had fun filming this and the humor works well.
Rated 01 Jun 2009
65
68th
after his experiment with Revolver, Ritchie goes back to his roots. It may be a bit formulaic and long, it doesn't take away from the fact that it's remarkably hilarious and fun to watch. the characters are not as memorable as the ones in snatch, but still, mark strong (sorter anyone?) and gerard butler are quite good. and two words: chechens rock.
Rated 08 Jun 2009
85
95th
Very Nice Movie
Rated 17 Jun 2009
70
27th
same formula again, isn't that enough?
Rated 19 Jun 2009
70
77th
Loads of style and some substance. It played almost exactly like Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels, but this had more going on.
Rated 04 Jul 2009
70
42nd
I felt like watching an American movie, not a Guy Ritchie one. Not bad but not as hot as Snatch or Lock Stock...
Rated 16 Jul 2009
68
35th
Filme: RocknRolla // Directing: 7 // Writing: 8 //Acting: 6 // Sound: 9 // Coolness: 7 // Cinematography: 8 // Demora pra engrenar: 6 // Agravantes: menos 3 pontos por violencia contida e abusos no roteiro // Nota final: 68
Rated 22 Jul 2009
66
46th
Some of the characters and one-liners are like we remember Ritchie, but it's no Lock, Stock....
Rated 27 Jul 2009
90
50th
yet another extremely fun and humorous gangster movie from guy ritchie with a terrific twist at the end.
Rated 30 Jul 2009
73
35th
Typical Guy Ritchie. Entertaining but nothing new. Didn't care for any of the characters.
Rated 03 Aug 2009
65
41st
More of the same
Rated 09 Aug 2009
75
46th
Not quite as sharp as Snatch and Lock Stock.
Rated 21 Aug 2009
90
88th
After being lost for the last few years, Guy Ritchie remembered how to make an entertaining movie.
Rated 10 Sep 2009
45
41st
How unnecessary...
Rated 16 Sep 2009
79
37th
A great big bundle of style clothed in slickness and cheek.
Rated 24 Oct 2009
76
57th
Another exercise in tough guy style from Ritchie, RockNRolla may not represent great artistic growth, but it is just clever enough to make it worthwhile. It's hard to argue against assertions that there's a lot of empty posturing inserted in place of thoughtful drama, but the movie is dynamic and entertaining while it unfolds. There's also a nicely abrasive performance by the ever-reliable Tom Wilkinson.
Rated 01 Nov 2009
75
59th
Johnny Quid is one of my favourite characters ever. Overall very good.
Rated 04 Nov 2009
77
44th
Not as good as Ritchie's past films but still worth a watch.
Rated 06 Nov 2009
85
40th
Not quite Snatch, but still a good movie!
Rated 11 Nov 2009
70
42nd
BUena!
Rated 02 Dec 2009
84
79th
Another very quotable Ritchie movie; I for one enjoyed it more than Lock, Stock - if only for the chasing scene.
Rated 04 Dec 2009
49
34th
blandish
Rated 18 Dec 2009
49
19th
Typical Guy Ritchie stuff, but worse. Lots of characters to get familiar with in the beginning, which makes for a chaotic and confusing beginning of the movie. By the end things are getting funnier, but unfortunately that doesn't make up for the bad start. Enjoyable, but Snatch and Lock, Stock were definitely better.
Rated 13 Jan 2010
10
10th
Stupid, stupid and stupid. This is a horrible film by a great director. Guy Ritchie is very talented at creating stylish movies, but for some reason every stylish shot in this movie feels unnecessary and is funny for all the wrong reasons. There's very little character developement for the ensemble cast, and for a movie called RocknRolla, it has very little to do with rock 'n' roll. The movie is about some mob boss's lucky painting that was stolen. How stupid is that? Very stupid.
Rated 02 Feb 2010
65
51st
I wanted to like this, more than I did, and it lost points 'cos I fell asleep through it! tone4.0
Rated 09 Mar 2010
80
68th
Far exceeded my expectations. If you think about it, you have Gerard Butler and Jeremy Piven rocking out a Guy Ritchie film... That's not really a bad recipie at all. The dialogue is thick and stylized, the plot engaging enough to hold you as the film switches between dark comedy and stylish violence. Thoroughly enjoyable, this is a great film.
Rated 12 Mar 2010
80
80th
Close to Ritchie's established gangster shtick, though - in this case - that's to be considered a good thing. Snatch it ain't, but a good cast (the delightfully crazy Toby Kebbell upped the score considerably for me) make it worth a watch.
Rated 04 Apr 2010
45
31st
Terrible mess
Rated 17 Apr 2010
50
15th
This is just Ritchie-by-the-numbers. A huge step back after trying something new with Revolver, nothing stands out here beyond a trio of silly characters (the Russians and Johnny Quid), and a grossly underutilized Thandie Newton. Matthew Vaughn closed the book on this aesthetic with Layer Cake; I guess nobody bothered telling Ritchie it was done.
Rated 01 May 2010
85
63rd
Almost! In execution this is a proper Guy Ritchie movie, but it lacks some of the charm his first ones had.
Rated 03 May 2010
72
55th
For a Guy Ritchie film this was actually OK. It has every Ritchie cliche, including all that Tarantino goes to the East End nonsense, but Mark Strong is absolutely bloody magnificent. Not even Gerard Butler could ruin it for me. Criminally under used the mighty Idris Elba however.

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