Saw Guy Ritchie’s newest last nite at the Toronto International Film Festival.
FANTASTIC movie! Definitely his best, IMHO. Dark and shady, as with all Ritchie’s work, but with humour at every turn. I don’t think I have laughed so hard at any comedy I have ever seen. Mark Strong is at his steely best, and Toby Kebbell as Johnny Quid was great, though it did take me a bit to warm to him. By the end of the flick he was the scene-stealer. Gerard Butler’s petty criminal One-Two is brilliantly tough, funny and slightly befuddled. His best mate Mumbles (Idris Elba) was the strong, fairly silent type, while the situation with his other sidekick, Handsome Bob (Tom Hardy), definitely provided some of the most hilarious scenes. Thandie Newton’s Stella was elegant, beautiful and unapproachable – the kind of role she does so well. Jeremy Piven and Ludacris played American nightclub owners who ended up involved, and very much over their heads. I can’t think of anyone in it whose performance was lacking.
As with all Ritchie films you kind of knew that all things would come around to bite folks in the ass – and Gerard’s ass was a pretty thing to see, LOL – at least once (sometimes more). Some comeuppances were satisfying (after all Lennie’s ranting spew-ups, it was satisfying to see golf game), while others – like the aftermath of the second robbery – were equally violent and hilarious.
Can you guess that I loved it! Can’t wait to see it again and am already putting money aside so that I can add the DVD to my collection.
Got pics of Gerard Butler, Jeremy Piven, Thandie Newton, Ludacris, Guy Ritchie, and others in the movie if you want to see.
Tonite it is the Festival Cup hockey game. Pro hockey players and celebs on ice. I was hoping my beloved Eddie Cahill would be playing but sadly, no. Taylor Kitsch (Friday Night Lights) is the reason my pal insisted we go; I’ll have to settle for Tim Robbins.
Eddie’s movie is up on Monday (also Tuesday and silly me I got tickets for both nights. Do not want to miss him), so will post more pics then.
