Revolver (2005 film)
| Revolver | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Guy Ritchie |
| Written by | Guy Ritchie |
| Produced by | Luc Besson Virginie Silla |
| Starring | Jason Statham Ray Liotta Vincent Pastore Andre Benjamin Mark Strong Terrence Maynard Francesca Annis |
| Cinematography | Tim Maurice Jones |
| Edited by | James Herbert Ian Differ Romesh Aluwihare |
| Music by | Nathaniel Mechaly |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. |
Running time | 110 mins |
| Country | UK/France |
| Language | English |
Revolver is a 2005 crime film written and directed by Guy Ritchie. It stars Jason Statham, Ray Liotta, and André 3000.
Plot
Jake Green is a hotshot con artist, and feared in many casino because he has a specific strategy that always seems to lead to triumph. Jake and his brother have a history with a major casino owner called Dorothy Macha, who set a chain of events off that resulted in Jakes brothers wife being killed 7 year previously. Since his release from prison for not Macha in the crime, Jake has won a huge sum of money from his systems, He now hopes to move in and hurt Macha in any way he can to get his revenge. It is revelaed later that he has already taken revenge on the goons who killed his brothers wife.
One night, Jake, Billy and their other brother Joe walk into a private area of Macha's casino where a high rollers game is going on. After some banter and a bet Jake loses, he bets Macha a fortune and wins, this hurts Macha. As Jake says "everyone is hurt by a little humiliation and money loss". Jake is also clearly not afraid of Macha, and Macha suspects Jake will be out for revenge. Jake and his brothers leave the game, and Macha puts out the order for a hit on Jake, who ends up working for and being protected by a pair of loan sharks, Avi and Zack, who assist Jake in ultimately destroying Macha mentally and physically.
Tagline
"The greatest con that he ever pulled was making you belive that he is you"
Critics' reactions
The film was "panned" by critics: for example, it has been criticised on grounds of pretension and having an over-complicated plot by critics such as Mark Kermode. Reviews were so poor in the UK that The Guardian ran a story ("How to flog a turkey" [1]) on how the distributor was able to attribute a quote to The Sun saying that the director was "back to his best". (The quote came from a section of the Sun Online website created by a PR agency on behalf of the film's distributors.) Time and recent articles have gone some way to rescuing the reputation of Richie and this film.
External links
- OhmyNews Review
- Revolver at IMDb
- "How to flog a turkey" - The Guardian, October 3, 2005, on Revolver's UK poster quotes
- Revolver Webpage