Revolver (My First Film Review)

I posted this on the forum board Instantcool.com and I liked it so I decided to repost it here.

This film by Guy Ritchie is utterly amazing. One of the other people in my Film Theory class was using this as part of his final project and showed a small part of it during his Final Presentation.

This movie is a total mindfuck. But even me telling you that isn't going to prepare you for it. I watched it knowing the same thing and I still wasn't prepared.

Jason Statham plays a small time hustler that's getting out of prison. The first person he goes after is the casino owner that sent him to prison. The casino owner doesn't take kindly to this and Mr. Greene (Statham) ends up getting help from a strange duo.

In terms of straight-up cinematography, the visuals are beautiful. The dialogue is tight and crisp and the story is multi-layered and well put together. This film fits nicely in the sub-genre of Guy Ritchie gangster/heist films and if you like his other work, you'll like this one.

Also worthy of note, the most bad-ass assassin you have ever seen. Well, top 5 at least.

Worth watching if you're into these kinds of films, especially if you want a film that makes you think and begs a second viewing.