From NetFlix:
Starring Thandie Newton and Gerard Butler, director Guy
Ritchie’s crime thriller follows a variety of crooks from
London’s underworld who set out to nab millions of dollars
left for the taking when a Russian mobster’s real estate
scam falls apart. The first part of a planned trilogy,
RocknRolla co-stars Jeremy Piven, Ludacris, Tom Wilkinson,
Gemma Arterton, Jamie Campbell Bower, Mark Strong and Idris
Elba.
“RocknRolla” is the same genre as “Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Barrels”. That is
to say, it is violent by design where the violence is somewhat tongue-in-cheek. The
dialog is witty, ironic, and sometimes very funny. It is odd that violence can be
made to look like slapstick. Not everyone enjoys this type of film which is definitely
not for children. Another characteristic of this genre is that the plots can get rather
complicated.
Is “RocknRolla” just a copy of its fellow films ? Maybe the charm has worn off, but
you may have better things to watch.