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 t the turn of the millennium Guy Ritchie was considered one of the most vibrant and exciting voices in contemporary filmmaking. His low-budget crime debut Lock, Stock, And Two Smoking Barrels took the world by storm. It was an international success, launched the career of Crank star Jason Statham (for better or worse), got turned in BBC TV series, and was optioned by Tom Cruise for an American remake. Suddenly the British music video director with shady friends and a questionable past was a major Hollywood player.
He then followed Lock, Stock up with Snatch, which was essentially a remake of the goofy British gangster/comedy with a bigger budget and Brad Pitt. The movie was an instant success and the poster has been a fixture on college dorm room walls ever since. Flushed with success, Ritchie hooked up with Madonna and ever since he started sticking his penis in the material girl, Guy’s career has gone south. He tried to make a movie with his wife and the result was the unwatchable Swept Away. After that failure, Ritchie hoped that infusing one of his gangster flicks with undergrad philosophical musings would bring him back to the big time, but Revolver was a disaster and almost as hated as his previous movie. It looked like Ritchie might be forever known as Mr. Madonna and little else.
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May.23, 2008 - Shawn Willis | |
May 9, 2008 - Scott Tavener | |
May 1, 2008 - Brad Jamieson | |
April 24, 2008 - Aaron Jacobs | |
April. 17, 2008 - Brad Jamieson | |
Apr. 10, 2008 - Shawn Willis | |
April 2, 2008 - Aaron Jacobs | |
Mar. 27, 2008 - Shawn Willis | |
Phil Brown | |
March 13, 2008 - Aaron Jacobs |
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MBO Calgary :: Movies
