RockNRolla

This is my review for the Guy Ritchie directed film RockNRolla, starring Gerard Butler (300), Thandie Newton(Mission Impossible 2) Tom Wilikinson(Batman Begins) and relative newcomer Mark Strong. The story centers around a group of people called the Wild Bunch, which consists of local theifs and conmen such as One-Two(Butler), Bob(Tom Hardy) and Mumbles(Idris Elba). When a local mob-boss lands a deal with some very rich russians, the mob boss loses his business partners high valued lucky painting, where it ends up in the hands of a presumed dead rock star, and this wild bunch are hired to steal it back, along with 7 million euros of the russians money. This film as I've mentioned before was one of my most anticipated films of '08, and I'm pretty sure it just about made it to my top ten list. The story was well built, and for those who don't really get along with british accents should not see this film. But the acting was superb, from Butler and crew, but mostly from relatively new actor Mark Strong who plays Archie, the right hand man of the mob boss and the narrator of the story. I had seen Strong in last months Body of Lies ( which he was also very awesome in) and thats when my interest with this actor really sparked. Excellent directing on Richies part, who's previous film Revolver was to my dislike, although I really enjoyed Snatch. It has some very funny moments in the film like any Guy Ritchie joint and it kept me interested from start to finish. It had a very unique style of filming combined with just amazing music and I was so entertained that I would not hesitate to see it again. The movie had some downs though, like some very awkward moments that did not really agree with me, but that really did'nt bug me all that much because there were so many other enjoyable things at play.
A-