Movie review: RockNRolla

Title : RockNRolla (2008)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime
Cast: Gerard Butler, Tom Hardy, Nonso Anozie, Toby Kebbell, Ludacris, Mark Strong, Tom Wilkinson, Thandie Newton
Director: Guy Ritchie
Length: 114 min
Website: rocknrolla.warnerbros.com
IMDB rating at the time of writing: 7.5/10
Nomark rating: 8/10

I’m not going to talk about to cast, because it is a great cast. You’ve got to take my word for that. It really fits together.

The other thing I’m not going to talk about much, is the plot, because it pretty much sucks, big time. That doesn’t mean the movie sucks. On the contrary, I really loved watching this movie. The plot is simple. There are actually two story-lines in RockNrolla which cross each other. First: a rich Russian real estate company wants to build some buildings in London, but can’t get a permit for that. He needs to bribe some councillor to get the permit. Millions of pounds need to be delivered in cash and the tough guys in the movie, called “The Wild Bunch”, get hold of that rumor and are trying to get the money.

The other story is about a supposedly dead rocker who went missing. The same dead rocker also stole a lucky painting, which was borrowed by a gangster from the russian real estate agent (do you still get it…?). You get the point. The movie is a bit chaotic and that makes it really fun.

The movie is pretty fast and doesn’t get boring at all. The acting was great and the soundtrack is awesome! The film work was not bad either. It’s a good mix of action and comedy. The movie does tend to steal some ideas from Pulp Fiction. For example: a certain scene with One-Two tied up on a bed. I don’t blame Guy Ritchie for it. It made me laugh. Good piece of directing.

All in all, I really recommend this movie! You won’t regret watching it. You can watch the trailer below:

Movie review: Revolutionary Road

Title : Revolutionary Road (2008)
Genre: Drama, Romance (according to IMDB – not to me)
Cast: Kate Winslet, Leonardo DiCaprio
Director: Sam Mendes
Length: 119 min
Website: revolutionaryroadmovie.com
IMDB rating at the time of writing: 8/10
Nomark rating: 5.5/10

Kate Winslet and Leonardo DiCaprio form a couple in Revolutionary Road, who are having problems finding their place in the world. They are planning on moving from the states to Paris, France. Unfortunately, their boat hits an iceberg, the boat sinks, poor Leo dies and their dream to be happy ever after together is drowned in the atlantic ocean.

Sorry, I couldn’t resist to write that down. This movie takes place in the mid-1950′s suburbs somewhere in Connecticut. Frank is a guy who’s still unsure about the what to do with his life. April however, knows exactly what to do. She wants to be an actress. After meeting each other on a party the movie skips to them being the happily married Wheeler family. The Wheelers lives on Revolutionary Road. Frank is a salesman and April takes care of their kids.

This movie is about the tension between Frank and April. April was forced to become a housewife after she gave birth to two children (who are almost never viewed in the movie somehow) and had to give up all her ambitions of being a successful actress, while Frank is unhappy at his boring office job.

The camera work and acting were good, but I didn’t really enjoy the movie. It was a bit too dramatic and depressing in my opinion. Maybe I watched the movie in the wrong time of the year (Christmas), but I had a hard time finishing the movie. I always rate a movie on how I feel after I watched it and I feel sh*t right now. I’ll give it 5.5 out of 10 for the good effort of the actors, but the story receives 4 out of 10. Only recommended if you want to get depressed…