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Movie Info


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]

Reader's Reviews


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near lock,stock caliber.

posted by jezebel on Sep 05, 2008

love Guy Ritchie films, another great one.

posted by louella on Sep 06, 2008

action,comedy,drama it has everything.

posted by daz on Sep 07, 2008

propa baaaaaaaaad film blud i aint seen it tho toby kebbell is hard

posted by B1G B on Sep 09, 2008

well worth a watch..... lock stock is still at the top for me, but this is a very close 2nd place.

posted by deezy on Sep 10, 2008

great movie, great music

posted by bart on Sep 11, 2008

probably one of the bests movies iv ever seen

posted by some guy on Sep 16, 2008

didn't live up to lock stock but still a grate film

posted by Dan on Sep 25, 2008

Excelente pelicula!. Ojalá Ritchie vuelva con esta película al género que tan bien sabe manejar.

posted by Leo on Jan 19, 2009

This movie is a real Rock`N`rolla.

posted by Njegos on Jan 22, 2009

Gr8 jooooob :))

posted by Naya on Jan 24, 2009

awsome cant wait for the sequel

posted by rob on Mar 20, 2009

Mark Strong is fuckin' AWESOME!!!!!

posted by Seawave on May 20, 2009

Yea, Like Seawave Said: Mark Strong is FUCKIN' HOT!

posted by Septima on May 20, 2009

alot i found very good, but at times i was kind of just sitting there thinking, "is dinner almost ready?" i do like gerard butler.

posted by rdog on Oct 15, 2009
 
 

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