Revolver (2005)
Guy Ritchie’s Snatch is one of my all-time favorite comedies. But Revolver is all style and hardly any substance. It’s another gangster bit. No surprise there. It stars, and is narrated by, Jason Statham. Also no surprise there. What surprised me is just how off-track it got. It’s like The Beach, with Leonardo DiCaprio and that hot French girl, Virginie Ledoyen. Remember that one? Remember the videogame bit? Kind of like that. It was just too messy.
Jason Statham’s a decent enough actor. He was hilarious in Snatch, and pretty funny in here too. But there’s too much monologue for my taste. Ray Liotta’s alright as well. He’s been in a ton of flicks; but aside from Goodfellas and Heartbreakers, none too great. The other two actors you might know are Vincent Pastore (from The Sopranos) and Andre Benjamin (aka Andre 3000). Andre’s not bad.
The substance, if it can be called that, of this film is sort of in the style of Lucky Number Slevin. There’s pretty good story development, and I like how stuff unfolds as the movie goes on. I’m also a big fan of twist endings. But that’s also where this movie faulted. Too many folds and twists. I’m not saying Ritchie can’t pull it off… I’m just saying he didn’t do it here.
