Showing posts with label Vinnie Jones. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Vinnie Jones. Show all posts

Monday, 5 December 2016

The Condemned (2007)



A death row prisoner is "purchased" by a wealthy television producer and taken to a desolate island where he must fight to the death against nine other condemned killers from all corners of the world, with freedom going to the sole survivor.

OK actioner with a moral message stuck on top of it to justify the constant succession of violent combats.

Maltin BOMB: "Reprehensible exploitation film disguised as a morality play, it titillates its audience with a constant stream of brutal violence, then attacks people who find violence entertaining and turn it into a commodity."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tSsuNN6jEjQ

Wednesday, 13 July 2016

Snatch (2000)



Unscrupulous boxing promoters, violent bookmakers, a Russian gangster, incompetent amateur robbers, and supposedly Jewish jewelers fight to track down a priceless stolen diamond.

Another Tarantino wannabe ruffians satire with some interesting performances, but also offering some  disagreeable humor and a hardly coherent plot; the makers are obviously quite convinced of their own cleverness.

Halliwell*: "Chaotic and hectic thriller involving American, Russian and English low-life, Irish gypsies and dodgy boxing promoters; the narrative moves quickly without getting out of the morass, while Brad Pitt goes over the top in a parody of his Fight Club role."

Maltin***: "Writer-director Ritchie's follow-up to LOCK, STOCK AND TWO SMOKING BARRELS is a similarly energized, violent farce about sleazy underworld...Pitt is amusing as a garble-mouthed Irish gypsy fighter. Fresh, funny, and full of punch."