Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #8538 in DVD
• Released on: 2002-11-20
• Rating: R (Restricted)
• Aspect ratio: 1.85:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Formats: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, Widescreen, NTSC
• Original language: English
• Subtitled in: Spanish, French
• Number of discs: 1
• Dimensions: .25 pounds
• Running time: 108 minutes

From Amazon.co.uk
Cockney boys Tom, Soap, Eddie and Bacon are in a bind; they owe seedy criminal and porn king "Hatchet" Harry a sizeable amount of cash after Eddie loses half a million in a rigged game of poker. Hot on their tails is a thug named Big Chris who intends to send them all to the hospital if they don't come up with the cash in the allotted time. Add into the mix an incompetent set of ganja cultivators, two dimwitted robbers, a "madman" with an afro, and a ruthless band of drug dealers and you have an astonishing movie called Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels. Before the boys can blink, they are caught up in a labyrinth of double-crosses that lead to a multitude of dead bodies, copious amounts of drugs, and two antique rifles.

Written and directed by talented newcomer Guy Ritchie, this is one of those movies that was destined to become an instant cult classic à la Reservoir Dogs. Although some comparisons were drawn between Ritchie and Quentin Tarantino, it would be unfair to discount the brilliant wit of the story and the innovative camerawork that the director brings to his debut feature. Not since The Krays has there been such an accurate depiction of the East End and its more colourful characters. Indicative of the social stratosphere in London, Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels is a hilarious and at times touching account of friendships and loyalty. The director and his mates (who make up most of the cast) clearly are enjoying themselves here. This comes across in some shining performances, in particular from ex-footballer Vinnie Jones (Big Chris) and an over-the-top Vas Blackwood (as Rory Breaker), who very nearly steals the show. Full of quirky vernacular and clever tension-packed action sequences, Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels is a triumph--a perfect blend of intelligence, humour and suspense. --Jeremy Storey

Chronique amazon.fr
Ceux qui croyaient le polar "made in England" relégué au rang du souvenir, avec des chefs-d'oeuvre comme La Loi du milieu, The Long Good Friday ou Mona Lisa, eurent une belle surprise en 1998 avec ce premier long métrage signé Guy Ritchie, transfuge du vidéo-clip. Si le film respecte la tradition du genre, avec une approche détaillée des rites du milieu londonien, il se démarque rapidement de ses honorables pairs pour devenir une comédie haletante, nous montrant une bande de potes joueurs aux prises avec des malfrats finalement des plus pittoresques. Extrêmement rafraîchissante, survoltée, goguenarde, cette course à cent à l'heure permet à une nouvelle génération de comédiens anglais (Flemyng, Fletcher, Moran et d'autres) de faire ses preuves, mais aussi à quelques figures célèbres de sortir des sentiers battus (Sting en père de famille, accessoirement patron de bar). Outre la révélation d'un réalisateur prometteur, qui a depuis confirmé avec Snatch, Arnaques, crimes et botanique nous fait également découvrir les talents cachés d'un acteur inattendu, Vinnie Jones, ex-footballeur professionnel – l'un des plus brutaux qui soient – devenu entraîneur, ici tout à fait à son aise en homme de main déterminé à la gâchette facile. --Jean-Pascal Grosso