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RocknRolla

Overview


Genre :

Action, Thriller

Release Date :

October 31, 2008 (Wide)

MPAA Rating :

R

Director :

Guy Ritchie

Starring :

Gerard Butler, Tom Wilkinson, Thandie Newton, Mark Strong, Idris Elba, Tom Hardy, Toby Kebbell, Jeremy Piven, Ludacris, Gemma Arterton

REVIEWS RATE:  Critics  Nothing's perfect, but it's worth seeing.    Readers  5 of 5 [Rate It]

“..there isn't much to chew on or mull over..”
by Manohla Dargis [NY Times]
4 of 5

“..sexy, fast, loose, smart, and extremely funny..”
by Sean O'Connell [Filmcritic.com]
2 of 4

“..RocknRolla often feels more like a parody of a Guy Ritchie film than a real movie..”
by James Berardinelli [Reelviews]
2.5 of 4

“..RocknRolla is a kickass crime drama that just doesn't know to quit while it's ahead..”
by Peter Travers [Rolling Stone]
1.5 of 4

“..like having a splinter pushed into your eye..”
by Colin Covert [Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune]
3 of 4

“..Everything in RocknRolla exists for sheer fun..”
by Rene Rodriguez [Miami Herald]
3 of 4

“..a sharp comedy as well as a punk-pulp spree..”
by Kyle Smith [New York Post]
2.5 of 4

“..a return to Ritchie's trademark "Mockney" style..”
by Claudia Puig [USA Today]
3 of 4

“.."RocknRolla" marks a pulpy return to form for Ritchie..”
by Rafer Guzman [Newsday]
Review rate : C+
Reviewed by William Arnold [Seattle Post Intelligencer]
3 of 5
Reviewed by Roger Moore [Orlando Sentinel]
3 of 4
Reviewed by Jeff Vice [Deseret News]
2.5 of 4
Reviewed by Peter Howell [Toronto Star]
2.5 of 5
Reviewed by Elizabeth Weitzman [NY Daily News]
2 of 4
Reviewed by Steven Rea [Philadelphia Inquirer]

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