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INTERVIEW
March 1999, pp.68-70
Guy about town, by David Furnish
This is an interview with the director of LOCK, STOCK AND TWO SMOKING BARRELS, Guy
Ritchie about the film and his career to date.
INTERVIEW
February 1999, p.81
Testosterone in trouble, by Graham Fuller
Fuller’s short article focuses on the masculinity of the film; no major female characters, the
violence, the casting, and how the film is heavily indebted to RESERVOIR DOGS. Fuller
seems to be implying that all the displays of machismo may mean the men have something to
worry about.
Press Articles
THE OBSERVER
3 rd September 2000, p.7
One in three young criminals is armed, by Tony Thompson
A report on the police and governments growing concern over Britain’s “gun culture”, which
has seen, claims the report, one in three criminals under the age of 25 either own a gun or
have access to a firearm. Police believe one of the reasons for this, is the “gangster chic”
made popular by films such as LOCK, STOCK AND TWO SMOKING BARRELS.
THE GUARDIAN
5 th September 1998, p.3
Bang to rights, by Bruce Reynolds
Former Great Train Robber, Bruce Reynolds review starts by noting that while it is not the
best British gangster film he has seen it is the “most audacious debut”. In a review that is
mainly positive, he describes the film as being “derivative and innovative at the same time”.
THE GUARDIAN
28 th August 1998, p.8
Guns on the run, by Gaby Wood
In her review, Wood notes that while stylistically following on from Tarantino, Guy Ritchie has
translated the formula in an “already established British genre” and that it is a natural followon
in a long line of British gangster films, such as PERFORMANCE, GET CARTER and THE
LONG GOOD FRIDAY.
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