Revolver

R 6.3
2005 1 hr 51 min Drama , Thriller , Crime , Mystery

Hotshot gambler Jake Green is long on bravado and seriously short of common sense. Rarely is he allowed in any casino because he's a bona fide winner and, in fact, has taken so much money over the years that he's the sole client of his accountant elder brother, Billy. Invited to a private game, Jake is in fear of losing his life.

  • Cast:
    Jason Statham , Ray Liotta , Vincent Pastore , André 3000 , Terence Maynard , Andrew Howard , Mark Strong

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Reviews

Hellen
2005/09/22

I like the storyline of this show,it attract me so much

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Lightdeossk
2005/09/23

Captivating movie !

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Plustown
2005/09/24

A lot of perfectly good film show their cards early, establish a unique premise and let the audience explore a topic at a leisurely pace, without much in terms of surprise. this film is not one of those films.

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Billy Ollie
2005/09/25

Through painfully honest and emotional moments, the movie becomes irresistibly relatable

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Michael Ledo
2005/09/26

The movie opens with Jason getting out of prison. The opening line sets the tone for the movie "One thing I've learned in the last seven years: in every game and con there's always an opponent, and there's always a victim. The trick is to know when you're the latter, so you can become the former."There is a lot of first person narration by Statham. If the first few minutes we know he is being scammed and will somehow turn the scam on his scammers. The story becomes, who is scamming who? There are a lot of criminals and tough guys in this casino based story. Ray Liotta plays a casino manager/crime boss who has placed a hit on Jason, while bad guy Vincent Pastore plays a loan shark who protects Jason...for a price. Jason knows he is being conned, but what is it? How does he recover?The soundtrack is good and a constant throb. Statham's narration becomes a little annoying, but it is a major part of the film. There were a few times I thought I was watching Tarantino, especially with the cartoons. This is not your typical Statham, wears the shades, jumps on roof tops action film. It has none of that. As the film progresses, it get weirder. I would love to give you a spoiler review, except I wasn't sure I understood the ending. Good Luck.F-bomb, brief nudity

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blanchjoe
2005/09/27

Under the guise of a standard "shootem-up" action movie, even going to the point of hiring standard well trained action movie actors, this is instead, and in actuality, an exploration into the nature of the individuated-self sense, and the meaning of how we perceive.For those seeking entertainment, or a well directed action movie, you will be confused, frustrated, and disappointed. This is not a conventional film, and it is dealing with a wholly unconventional subject, one that the vast majority of viewers will not understand.The hero of this story must completely awaken from the dream of his conditional existence and the limited individuated egoic "self" cannot be accomplished by "one's-self".That which supports and maintains perception accomplishes that process, and the process requires the complete transcendence and dissolution of the egoic self, via absolute surrender of the process of attention away from the individuated self sense, onto that which support, sustains and is "not" the individuated self sense.In many ways this film is a Luc Besson / Guy Ritche modern Koan.Checkmate.

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Horst in Translation ([email protected])
2005/09/28

"Revolver" is a French/British crime thriller from over 10 years ago written and directed by Madonna's ex-husband Guy Ritchie. He got help from Luc Besson with the script and I usually like Besson. Not so much here though. The film attempts to be action packed and gritty from start to finish, but it rarely offers anything of substance. The characters are supposed to be dark and evil, but in my opinion they always look as if they were intended this way without ever actually being like that. It especially applies to Ray Liotta here. This film is also one of the singers' from Outkast attempt to be taken seriously as an actor. I found him forgettable and certainly prefer his work in the field of music.Now this is quite a bad judgment, but the only somewhat memorable aspect from this film is to see Jason Statham, who plays the lead actor, with long heir and a beard. The plot is completely uninteresting from start to finish and my rating may have been closer to one star out of five than on three stars. In the defense of the film, it needs to be said that the genre is not really my favorite, so films with this background have to be really good to catch my interest and, more importantly, keep it throughout the entire film. It is also way too long in my opinion, 95 minutes may may have been totally enough. A disappointing watch. No memorable scenes or characters. Not recommended.

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forrest-welsh
2005/09/29

Guy Ritchie's Revolver is a crime/drama similar to his previous works of "Snatch" (2000) and " Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels" (1998), however, the film was panned as a critical failure and did not live up to his previous bodies of work based on the opinions of many. The film is Guy Ritchie's 3md film, which focuses on the lives of professional English criminals. The film stars Jason Statham as the protagonist, who appears in all three of Ritchie's works. Statham is cast often as a major character, whom is important to the plot and story development. Due to its pre-convinced genre, the critical framework of the crime/drama genre was often used by critics to determine its value and thus missed its value as a mystery film. Many of the plot twists and unexpected developments are not typical to the crime/drama genre and thus confuse and upset the audience, whose expectations are subverted in a manner that they may not have expected or wanted. While the film uses many aspects and iconography of his previous films; such as similar mise en scene, long term character development techniques, quick cut camera work and fast paced editing. Guy Ritchie's films also have a particular "iconography", as many of the same actors are used in different character roles throughout his films. In addition, throughout his films, the "criminals" always seem to wear suits. Whether this is an intentional metaphor, or just for aesthetic appeal, the attire of the actor adds an air of class to an otherwise bleak and dark setting. Being of the Crime/Drama genre, the film techniques used often portray darkly lit settings, with bleak or sombre music over-toning the atmosphere. Contrary to his previous films, Revolver is shot almost entirely in the dark lighting, mostly featuring night-time settings, with very little natural light shown during the 115 minute feature. The complexity of the narrative makes the film vastly more confusing than the simplistic plot lines of his two previous successful box office hits. Neal (1990) asserts that from a cultural perspective, films have a preconceived norm, i.e the crime genre draws on authenticity, as it is important to convey a sense of realism to make plot-lines seems plausible and engaging. In this way, the film also defies its own verisimilitude, as it pretends to be of the crime genre, or that of the drama genre, but in reality explores a multitude of aspects from the genre pool. Many critics often assert that the film's overall complexity alienates a vast majority of the audience and thus makes the film's themes and morality inaccessible to the audience. (Mark Kermode, 2009) The film also explores the physical notion of " Kabbalah" which, " is an ancient wisdom that reveals how the universe and life works". It is the study of how to receive fulfillment in our lives. These themes are introduced in the prologue of the film via typographical quotes--mainly quotes from Julius Caesar and Niccolo Machiavelli. This subject is further reinforced in the epilogue, where documentary style interviews with renowned philosopher academics discuss the meaning of "Kabbalah" and how it affects our everyday lives. The film also breaks genre boundaries during the third act and switches its focus from the criminal element, to that of a question on self- enlightenment and discovery. This genre switch from crime to Art House Esque may have seemed too abrupt and unexpected for the wider audience and shaped some negative opinions that the film received.

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