Revolver

André Benjamin, Jason Statham, Ray Liotta

Gambler and conman Jake Green always ran with a bad crowd and it cost him seven years in jail. After his release, Jake becomes unbeatable at the tables using a formula for the ultimate con that he lea...( read more  read more... )rned from two mysterious prisoners while on the inside. Now, he is ready to take his revenge against Dorothy Macha, the man responsible for his jail time. Macha is plotting to eliminate his ruthless rival, Lord John, and has staked his credibility on a huge drug deal with the all-powerful Sam Gold. Jake visits Macha at his casino and humiliates him publicly in a game of chance. Macha, fearing more of the same medicine, sends his goons to "take care of" Jake. His life is saved by enigmatic Zack who, with his equally inscrutable partner Avi, offer Jake protection. Against his better judgment, Jake accepts. He soon finds himself playing the very last game he wants to be playing, and there is danger at every turn. But, the biggest danger of all comes from a totally unexpected source--himself. It gradually transpires the real conman is in his head.

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R, 1 hr. 55 min.

Directed by: Guy Ritchie

Released: October 22, 2005

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DVD Released: March 18, 2008

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  • March 1, 2009
    "The only way to get smarter is by playing a smarter opponent."
    The Fundamentals of Chess; 1885



    Complicated, mad, riveting, ambitious and cu... ...( read more )
  • February 1, 2009
    A brilliant and spectacular adreniline-driven crime-thriller. A senses shattering instant classic. A pure knockout. Intensely gripping, compelling and incrediable. It's original, stunning and exhilerating. Bold, riveting and utterly explosive. This is Director, Guy Richie's maste... ...( read more )
  • January 19, 2009
    Correct me if I'm wrong, but I think I was supposed to be on heavy drugs to understand this movie. Or hell, maybe the whole point was not to understand it, but yet just go completely INSANE like everyone involved in this film.

    The credentials are there: Guy Ritchie (Snatch an...

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  • October 30, 2008
    Lousy movie. Confusing and therefore hard to maintain interest. I have read reviews that say I need to watch it a few more times and I will love it. Maybe, but after one viewing, it sucks.
  • October 20, 2008
    One of the best I have seen recently, I think it might be my best by Guy Ritchie, you should really see this!
  • June 22, 2009
    Guy Ritchie can put anything on film and it will be the funniest, most action-packed movie ever. I am a true fan.

    I think I will end up owning this movie. It needs to be watched over and over. True genius.

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December 7, 2007
Kyle Smith, New York Post

Guy Ritchie's greasy little noir Revolver is good grindhouse fun until a last act that's like a meeting of a psychoanalysts' convention. full review

December 7, 2007
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

A frothing mad film that thrashes against its very sprocket holes in an attempt to bash its brains out against the projector. It seems designed to punish the audience for buying tickets. full review

December 7, 2007
Pete Hammond, Maxim

A psychological thriller that focuses more on the 'psycho' than the 'logical' for its own good. But who says everything has to make sense when you're just trying to blow a few brains out? full review

December 6, 2007
Steven Rea, Philadelphia Inquirer

There are quotations from Machiavelli, brainiac chess stratagems, meditations on the ego and suicide, and some of the clunkiest gangland gab this side of a Martin Scorsese parody. full review

December 2, 2007
Nick Schager, Slant Magazine

While it's unclear if this nonsense is propaganda for Madonna's Kabbalah dogma, there's absolutely no doubt that Revolver achieves a higher plane of badness. full review

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  • Tripwyre
    June 10, 2006
    So, uhh, is this movie ever coming out, or what.

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