Revolver (2005/I)

User Rating:

6.2/10   

Director:

Guy Ritchie

Writers:

Luc Besson (adaptation)
Guy Ritchie (written by)

Release Date:

22 September 2005 (Russia)

Genre:

Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller

Tagline:

Your mind will not accept a game this big

Plot:

Gambler Jake Green enters into a game with potentially deadly consequences.

Plot Keywords:

Casino | Prison | Gambling | Loan Shark | Flashback

Cast

Jason Statham	...	Jake
Ray Liotta	...	Macha
Vincent Pastore	...	Zach
André Benjamin	...	Avi
Terence Maynard	...	French Paul
Andrew Howard	...	Billy
Mark Strong	...	Sorter
Francesca Annis	...	Lily Walker
Anjela Lauren Smith	...	Doreen
Elana Binysh	...	Rachel
Faruk Pruti	...	Ivan (Billy's Bodyguard)
Shend	...	Teddy (Billy's Bodyguard)
Bill Moody	...	Al
Stephen Walters	...	Joe
Vincent Riotta	...	Benny

MPAA:

Rated R for violence, language and some nudity.

Runtime:

115 min

Country:

France | UK

Language:

English | Cantonese

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital

Certification:

UK:15 | Ireland:16 | Switzerland:16 (canton of Vaud) | Switzerland:16 (canton of Geneva) | Portugal:M/16 | Finland:K-15 | Singapore:M18 | Japan:PG-12 | Netherlands:16 | Argentina:16 | Germany:16 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Isle of Man

Company:

Europa Corp.

Trivia:

Vinnie Jones was asked to appear in this film.

Goofs:

Crew or equipment visible: At first when he gets to his house, before he gets to the door, you can see the crew in the reflection in the car's paint.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Jake Green: One thing I've learned in the last seven years: in every game and con there's always an opponent, and there's always a victim. The trick is to know when you're the latter, so you can become the former.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Saturday Night Live: Robert De Niro/Destiny's Child (#30.8)" (2004)

Soundtrack:

Beethoven's Piano Sonata No.14 in C Sharp-Minor, Op. 27, No. 2

A movie that deserves multiple viewings

I will start by saying that this has undeservedly be panned by just about everyone! The fact is it wasn't what anyone was expecting, especially from Guy Ritchie. What everyone was expecting was cockney geezers and good one liners "do ya like dags?" etc, but this is far more mature than his previous works. I would agree that it is confusing but all the facts are there for us we just have to see them and listen harder, this film demands all your attention! Look past the cool and dazzling look of the film, try to listen to the dialogue rather than admire the performances and i think we will all get a more thorough understanding of the whole film.

Yes this has its influences from modern classics( fight club, pulp fiction etc ) but it is in the whole original in both direction and pacing with a music score second to none. I feel that if everyone watched this film over and over they would understand it a lot more and maybe appreciate it for the fine piece of modern cinema that it is and i hope also that Ritchie continues in this vain as i far prefer this to his mockney "masterpieces".