- Film Review
- Reviewed By Karen Krizanovich
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2 out of 5
Writer/director Guy Ritchie (with a little help from Luc Besson) has strayed from his accessible Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels to concoct an eye-catching if intellectually overblown game of criminal cat and mouse. A bearded Jason Statham stars as Jake Green, a gangster who vows vengeance after a prison stint covering for his weirdly monikered boss Dorothy Macha - enthusiastically overplayed by Ray Liotta. But Green ends up in the hands of two vicious loan sharks (Vincent Pastore from The Sopranos and rapper André Benjamin from Outkast) who may or may not have their own agenda. Quoting from Machiavelli and using the rules of chess as a metaphor for surviving in the world of crime probably sounded good on paper. But what unfolds here is a pretentious and repetitive substitute for a coherent plot as Green's identity - and the storyline as a whole - slides into a lukewarm intellectual smorgasbord.
Plot Summary
Crime thriller directed by Guy Ritchie, and starring Jason Statham and Ray Liotta. Jake Green leaves prison determined to avenge the murder of his sister-in-law by men working for ruthless casino boss Dorothy Macha, the person also responsible for his incarceration. But after a confrontation at Macha's club, Green becomes a target for the villain's henchmen.
Cast and crew
Cast
- Jake Green
- Jason Statham
- Dorothy Macha
- Ray Liotta
- Zack
- Vincent Pastore
- Avi
- André Benjamin
- Sorter
- Mark Strong
- French Paul
- Terence Maynard
- Lily Walker
- Francesca Annis
- Billy
- Andrew Howard
- Doreen
- Anjela Lauren Smith
Crew
- Director
- Guy Ritchie
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