Rating: Summary: Surpasses Lock, Stock... and Sopranos Review: This is one funny movie.The characters are likeable in a nice gritty way.Comparisons? Try Abbbot & Costello-a "Carry-On..." movie and then toss in the 'Long Good Friday" (Yes, I know, it's supposed to joggle your memory, but it's a pretty accurate mix! No?) The gunman who has a problem "shooting... ha ha ha. and toss in the "Raise Bayonetts!" command in the shootout scene .... hilarious. In 98 mins. this movie does what has taken the Sopranos to do in what, two seasons. And this is funnier. Comparison to Lock-Stock... doesn't do this movie justification. And I LIKE Lock-Stock, but this is just plain abso-fan-@#$#$ing-lutely better!Y'knowhatimean? And Snatch, Lock-Stock's follow up by way of Fight Club, doesn't come close... no likeable characters there at all. Back to this movie (LH&O) though, its Karaoke scenes are funny, Fireball XL-5, in particular, especially if you've ever seen it or other supermariovision programs. nice!
Rating: Summary: True-life Kray style mayhem Review: This movie is an intiguing look into the goings on of London organised crime. The violence is on a level with The Krays but the movie is more realistic, as it shows the sometimes incompetant and often unneccesary actions of the central figures. Love, Honour & Obey was shot mainly without a script, which further adds to the documentry style, true to life feeling and means the actors use their own names. This is a great movie for anyone who is a fan of life like, gritty, and sometimes stomach churning ganster movies. This is definately not a glossy Casino-esq flick, perhaps that's better?
Rating: Summary: not too happy Review: Well I hate to admit it but I rented this movie because I am so impressed with Jude Law and I wanted to see some of his other work. I just didn't enjoy this movie at all. He was absolutely the best thing about it. It just seemed silly to me and I never did laug,but, I was totally bored. I didn't quite make it half way. Maybe if I had it would have gotten better but I just didn't like it at all. Sorry!
Rating: Summary: Don't waste your money Review: What do you get when you cross an impossibly confusing (yet boring) plot with awful directing? "Love, Honour, and Obey" The movie flows like it was filmed in about 2 days and thrown together in someone's basement editing room. (I'll admit, I only rented it because Jude Law was in it. In actuality, he's not even the main character.) Unless you'd particularly like to watch an hour and a half of unmotivated killing, bad dialouge, and old people having sex, take my advice: don't waste your money on this one.
Rating: Summary: Jonny, Jude, and Sadie Review: What happens when mobsters and hit men sing karaoke? That is exactly what you will find out in Love, Honour And Obey. Jonny Lee Miller plays Jonny, a guy with a boring job and a boring life. Jude Law plays Jude, Jonny's best friend and the nephew of local crime boss Ray, Ray Winstone. Jonny has a brilliant idea, he and Jude have been best friends since childhood, so he sould be allowed to join the family business. Ray agrees and tells Jude to watch Jonny. What ensues is a torrent of events involving Rhys Ifans, a member of another local crime family. Jonny makes it his goal to drive Matthew (Ifans) crazy, by messing up his car, killing his men, and all of this is done under the protection of Ray. This all works out well for Jonny because he does things to get in Rays good graces. Then Ray finds out that Jonny is playing games he shouldnt be, and things get ugly. The movie has very comedic moments, including scenes in Ray club where almost all of the characters perform karoake numbers, which arent badly sung. Some other memorable characters, are Kathy (Kathy Burke) who plays the wife of one of Rays henchmen (Ray Burdis). Kathy and Ray are having marital problems because Ray can't get it up. Dominic, the other henchman, tries to help by giving him advice. The advice includes things such as surprising Kathy by dressing in kinky leather ensembles and waiting for her to come home. The outcome of these advised coups are very amusing. Sadie Frost, Jude Laws real life wife, plays Sadie, Ray Winstones fiance. She wants to get married, but you can imagine how hard it is to convince a crime boss to tie the knot, especially when he is convinced that you are strapping it on with the director of your TV series. This movie is a must for anyone who is interested in British comedy or if you just need an escape the usual droll that Hollywood schocks out.
Rating: Summary: A film to live by!! Review: What more can I say? One of the best films I have ever seen! I've watched this film about 50 times and I'll never get sick of it! This London Gangster film is riddled with hillarious one liners - although I think you need to be savvy with British humour to appreciate them. Not forgetting a very good story line, and some excellent directing. Watch out for 'Fat Allan'. His hands are like a deadly weapon, he is both feared and reviered. Quality!!!!!
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