Unscrupulous boxing promoters, violent bookies, a Russian gangster, incompetent amateur robbers, and supposedly Jewish jewellers fight to track down a priceless stolen diamond.
Writing
Snappy dialogue so dense you'll need subtitles.
Editing
Rapid-fire cuts that somehow make sense of chaos.
Acting
Brad Pitt's unintelligible pikey is genuinely Oscar-worthy.
Director
Guy Ritchie
Jason Statham
Turkish
Alan Ford
Brick Top
Stephen Graham
Tommy
Brad Pitt
Mickey O'Neil
Dennis Farina
Avi
Robbie Gee
Vinny
Lennie James
Sol
Benicio del Toro
Franky Four Fingers
Rade Šerbedžija
Boris The Blade
Vinnie Jones
Bullet Tooth Tony
Ade
Tyrone
Mike Reid
Doug The Head
Jason Flemyng
Darren
Ewen Bremner
Mullet
Andy Beckwith
Errol
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Brad Pitt based his pikey accent on a real Irish Traveller he met in a pub, and even Guy Ritchie couldn't understand him on set.
This film cemented 'Lock, Stock' style as its own subgenre and launched Jason Statham from street vendor to action star.
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