Revolver Reviews and Ratings



  • November 22, 2009
    What a jumble! Statham is good, and Liotta is having a ball, and Andre Benjamin is really awesome, but the movie has soo many things, and is soo convulted for no reason and the story is cliched and boring, and then things get incoherent, mostly with a predictable twist that doesn...( read more)'t work or make things more interesting. While not as awful as Swept Away, definitely not a winner.
  • November 16, 2009
    Guy Ritchie's crime puzzler is stunning to look at; shame it's a messy, pseudo-mystical, pop-psychology-infused gangster fable, striving way too hard for cool.
  • November 15, 2009
    Guy Ritchie's film reunited with Jason Statham has populated with the same breed of fast-talking, sharp-suited criminal that entertained so many of us in Lock, Stock and Snatch, the story hinges on gambles and cons, and the violence is strong and stylish. Plus, Sta...( read more)tham is back, too, albeit with the kind of hair/'tache combo that makes him look like an extra in a Spaghetti Western.
    Problems is, Ritchie spectacularly fails to communicate exactly what those ideas are. It's got something to do with con as a game - one that also follows the rules of business - and the importance of knowing who your worst opponent/enemy is. Or understanding that your worst enemy is actually you. And convincing them/you that they're/you're not. Or really are. Or something.
    It kicks off intriguingly enough with no doubt deliberate echoes of The Usual Suspects (via repeated references to a Keyser Soze-esque underworld phantom), introducing us to some fun, skewed characters, like Andre Benjamin's chess-dabbing loan shark and Mark Strong's sluttering balding hitman.
  • November 15, 2009
    Neither a good nor bad film, it sets itself up like a gangster flick and then somehow veers sharply into a psychological drama that's apparently been running in the background the whole time. The twists are fun, but it doesn't quite live up to the quality of the names associated...( read more) with it and almost feels like it fell short of successfully ripping off a couple of films.
  • November 9, 2009
    pretty good.not bad at all
  • November 2, 2009
    From what parts I could understand I liked,But some other parts I think you needed to be high or drunk?I liked how thier was less humour then some other films like this that he has made.It was just a good change of pace.
    Overall I really didnt mind this,but could have been better
  • October 27, 2009
    really good acting on Jason Statham's part
    most people who are die-hard Guy Ritchies fans(I'm guilty) are probably going to like this
    The philosophical meanings are good just kind of makes you not want to think anymore.
    I found this movie to be very entertaining it reminded me al...( read more)ot like Lucky Number Sleven
  • October 26, 2009
    i feel like i would have liked this more if i paid more attention to it.
  • October 12, 2009
    Recommended by Deano78.
  • October 12, 2009
    What a load of nonsensical, plagiaristic, headache inducing, pseudo-intellectual rubbish. Guy Ritchie has improved his visuals but he can't write to save his life. He spends far too much time trying to find that classic scene in this cult-fodder thriller that he forgets the golde...( read more)n rule, originality. Fight Club, The Usual Suspects, Things to do in Denver when you're Dead, Leon, Kill Bill..they're all ripped off here, and they all remain better films. Richie also cheats. He relies on unclear visual memory to add certain twists to the story, which are annoying and not very clever. At least this film hasn't got the usual 'Wacky Racers' cast in it but Andre Benjamin was pretty unconvincing, he and the rest of the cast must have been very tired as they all seemed to be half asleep (Except Liotta who overacted magnificently). Don't get me wrong guys, I got it, I realise what he was trying to do, but where was the pay off? The end scene was a straight up 'fuck you, you've paid now, now piss off' for me. One star for the visual effects but that's as far as I can go. Maybe Swept Away will make me change my mind about Guy Ritchie!?
  • October 11, 2009
    A great crime drama with a a good cast. For a change for a Guy Ritchie gangster film this isn't about East end gangsters in London and there is no humour in this. It makes a nice change and the story is very good. The plot gets a bit twisted and can be hard to follow at times. Ho...( read more)wever it's one of the better gangster films I've seen in a long while. Slick and stylish with some great twists.
  • October 9, 2009
    Now I fully realize why Guy Ritchie is so great. Written and directed by himself, this movie is brilliantly thought out, intensely intelligent and sprinkled with great British dark humour.

    The movie plays with the mind of the viewer as it does with the key character, Jake. Ju...( read more)st when you thought you've got everything figured out, you realize you've been completely fooled the way Jake has. Quite a fun ride!
  • October 8, 2009
    A decent con man movie. Plenty of action. At parts it seemed the plot was given up for the sake of style, or letting the actors go wild.
  • October 3, 2009
    ok....that was....big....needs to be watched again to be understood but that was truly a good movie
  • September 26, 2009
    OK... this movie so far has been slated by critics and board-posters alike (although playing devil's advocate you could suggest that critics are often people who didn't make it for themselves as film-makers, and board posters are often people who didn't make it for themselves as ...( read more)critics) so I wanted to sit in Guy's corner with the magic sponge to perhaps reach maybe a couple of the people who've decided not to see the film based on how everybody seems to be looking down their collective nose of approval at it.

    The film's biggest flaw in earning wide support is how unexpectedly complex it is. This has been described many times as as making the film "inaccessible" to the viewer. The film's chronology is relatively non-linear and the characters are used as not only a means of storytelling but as a device for showing us the subtle (or not so subtle) hints of bias we give things as we commit them to memory, IE. Ray Liotta's character brandishing a gun saying the words "fear me" is portrayed as both tragically pathetic (from Statham's POV) or interrogating and bold (from Liotta's POV). This is but one example of Ritchie's far more mature approach he has taken to film-making with Revolver, we have a storyline which is pretty archetypal (the strong but silent gritty anti-hero gets released from jail with a score to settle but gets drawn inadvertently into a world of corruption... I mean it's paint by numbers film noir here guys, all the way down to the vague poetic choice of diction and the gritty voice-overs) but then Guy has taken this framework to make a number of extremely philosophical and complex points.

    Take the scene where Jason Statham's character runs afoul of a car. This throwaway sequence could have been emitted from the film and made no difference to the story whatsoever... but Ritchie is making point about how such little chance happenings such as receiving a phone call can make the difference between life and death.

    So the final act of the movie is pretty mind boggling, I'd be taking the p*ss if I said I didn't spend the last 20 minutes or so of the film turning to my date going "uh... wtf?"... but that is the shoddiest reason to disregard a piece of art. It is far too easy to dislike something because you find it hard to understand. And even easier to say "well nobody else seemed to understand it so it must be a real turd of a film!". In my humble opinion, Revolver is a stylish, complex and mature piece of modern art which should be greeted with the same manner we would give the work of the Saatchi Brothers. If we choose this opportunity to collectively say "Ah sh*t, I wanted a film about a load of bleeding' cockney gangsters in-nit loll... Guy Ritchie is a tit!" then the day will come when film-makers are allowed only to make that which is expected of them by shallow, crappy people. Just because Guy made a name for himself with funny, cheeky cockney romps, doesn't mean he can't be deep without being "pretentious". Funny people can be thoughtful too.
  • September 14, 2009
    movie plays with your head
  • August 20, 2009
    Good, intelligent and WTF with 16% on Critics review !
  • August 12, 2009
    Not as good as Snatch but entertaining.
  • August 8, 2009
    What's that, guy Ritchie is rubbish? Yes, I know.
  • July 30, 2009
    After watching this movie I felt as though their was a point I missed. I need to watch this movie again. It kind of pulled a Kaiser Soze/Tyler Durdan on me that I didn't expect nor did I fully understand...ya I need to watch it again.
  • July 26, 2009
    From the first 15 minutes I thought this was another one of those Jason Statham movies where he is permanently chased and he permanently kills all his attackers without much effort. But revolver proofed to be a bit more than that, showing us the other side of the main character, ...( read more)the human side , the weaker side, not just the though guy he was on the outside. It obviously took a lot from "The usual suspects" ( even lines) but at least it put those things to good use.
  • July 16, 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)rpiece. A dark film noir that has all barrels blazing. It has plenty of action, smarts and surprises that will keep you on the edge of your seat. It's powerful and unforgettable. A well-crafted and well-written flick. A clever, very stylish, blistering, intriguing and mind-blowing ride. Great twist and turns that shatter the senses. The suspense snaps and crackels like live wire. An absolute psychological mind teaser that will grab you and not let go. You will be grabbing your seat right till the very end to it's explosive climax. Heart-pounding and mind-racing all the way through. An excellent, wickedly cool and very entertaining movie. An awsome all-star cast. Jason Statham has never been better, giving a powerhouse performance, he just proves more that he is a force to be reckoned with. Ray Liotta is electrifying. Andre Benjamin is excellent. Vincent Pastore is brilliant. Terrance Maynard and Mark Strong are teriffic.
  • July 13, 2009
    The only way of getting smarter is to watch a smart movie or play a smarter opponent....
  • July 12, 2009
    Nice and entertaining. Guy Ritchie and Statham mix well together as actor and director. I gave it a 5 since I totally did not see the ending coming like that. Mark Strong was great, I did not know that was him, Same guy that was in Jordanian Intelligence with Crowe and Leo I was ...( read more)shocked to find Mark Strong as Sorter and Jordanian Head of Intel. Great great actor. Also of note, had a topic about Egos which was cool and true. You will need a twisted mind to understand
  • July 6, 2009
    I am a true advocate for this movie, I hear a lot of people lately saying how Memento is the ultimate psychological thriller... its not. Nothing can compare to Revolvers storyline for just pure thriller genius. In order to understand the movie you must figure out what your mind d...( read more)oesn't want you to know, it is the ultimate test of ones mental endurance and abilities. And to all of the people that give it bad reviews for being "too complicated" and think your funny by saying that "it makes you want to bash your brains out", shouldn't a psychological thriller make you think? Whats would the point be if everything was explained in the first ten minutes? A thriller should leave you questioning your own assumptions days after leaving the movie theater and this movie does just that.
  • June 27, 2009
    Great movie good concept.
  • 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.
  • June 15, 2009
    I personaly like Jason Statham. And the movie is really good
  • June 11, 2009
    i thought it was great...it wasn't Snatch...but still very fun to watch...in some ways i can see how this movie can be polarizing...the plot was a little harder to follow but none the less still very entertaining...
    UPDATE: i watched it again last night, it was 100% better the s...( read more)econd time around!!! i understood so much more, i believe like all Guy Ritchy movies they get better with each viewing
  • June 8, 2009
    although i don't like the actors.. or i can say that they've picked the wrong ones, i liked the story
  • June 2, 2009
    A good movie with a lot of stars, usually when it's this many stars the movie is not that good, all the stars are trying to get the spot light.
    Good job.
  • May 26, 2009
    Buenos momentos y buenas actuaciones, pero el guión es un desastre, se le salió completamente de la manos a Guy Ritchie y no supo como transmitir su idea coherentemente.
  • May 15, 2009
    Completely twisted and psychological movie.

    Most people won't know what is going on throughout the movie. Any many won't even know what went on when its finished.
  • May 13, 2009
    I found a lot of the movie to be cool and stylish just like any Guy Ritchie film. Jason Statham gives one of his best performances as well. I also liked how he had a different look for once. While Ray Liotta also has fun over-acting as a powerful Casino owner.

    But the movie ...( read more)was often confusing and hard to follow. Hell, it also got pretty damn strange in the end. But in the end I still liked it even if it was trying way too hard to be like Fight Club. One shoot out towards the end is what won me over.
  • May 11, 2009
    pure tense....BEST GILEEE from guy ritchie
  • May 5, 2009
    I don't get why people hated it. It seemed fine to me. It didn't confuse me or annoy me or anything. I was entertained and challenged. It could have used more humor though, for sure. I miss Guy Ritchie's old style.
  • April 14, 2009
    How did this great movie slip through the cracks.
  • April 13, 2009
    WOW...this was my least favorite Richie film...good acting and kept me watching but too complicated for it's own good.
  • March 18, 2009
    Ok, I just watched Revolver by Guy Ritchie. All I can say is WOW. It was amazing. I got like a brain freeze just watching it. The whole time I was like "Wtf is going....on...?" It was beautiful. It certainly plays with your mind. Seriously, it's the best movie I have seen in a lo...( read more)ng time. Why haven't I heard of it before? Why aren't more people into it? Jason Stathom was quite good, it was nice to see him in a slightly different role from the Transporter, etc. (With hair too.) It's nice to see that he can play a character with depth instead of his typical action ones. It was shot quite beautifully and several times I thought it looked like a work of art (For instance, when he goes flying the windshield of the car?great segment-loved it.). Well, I think it was an amazing movie; interesting twist at the end. Actually, there were so many twists and turns throughout the movie, you have trouble keeping up almost. The character of Sorter played by Mark Strong was quite interesting too. A gunman with a conscience. I'm glad they had that little bit with him towards the end. It was a surprising find and I can't wait to watch it over and over again. I'm sure I'll find something I missed the first time. ^-^
  • March 10, 2009
    well put together...nothin new but extraordinary...i was drawin into it...check it if u want...must...or should...then let me know
  • March 8, 2009
    Dov'è finito Guy Ritchie?
  • March 4, 2009
    holy crap this movie was incredible, go Jason Statham, go andre 3000
  • 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)nning!

    Revolver is a delicious mind-fck of a movie, titherring on the edge of madness and trippyness, switching from your average film photography style to a dark animated cartoon scene and back. Guy Ritchie also inserts a couple of techno-flash film lighting effects that'll leave its vewiers either mesmerized or squinting from eye strain.

    Not a lot of people will appreciate its complex screen-story telling. I personally liked the story and thought the script and the actors were brilliant, but was Ritchie testing out a couple of filming tricks with this film? I think so...

    I wanted to give this 4 1/2 stars because I did truelly enjoy watching it, the only reason why I slashed off half the star was because I felt like some of the photography techniques didnt mesh well with the story.

    Its best to watch with a relaxed mind otherwise youll end up being left behind and confused. I have to say that I really enjoyed shrieking with glee in anticipation of figuring out whos got the 1up on who!

    Forget The Matrix, Forget Oceans 11! Do you want to play Russian Roulette? Revolver will definitely blow your brains out!



    "Checkmate!"

    Writer/Director: Guy Ritchie
  • March 1, 2009
    I finally watched it full and I was surprised it wasn't as bad as I thought it originally was. By no stretch of the imagination was it brilliant however, the first 20 minutes were really good and was entertained throughout that period of time. My quarrel with the film was the who...( read more)le cartoon sequence which I found spoiled the film and ruined my experience of it
  • February 27, 2009
    guy ritchie perdido de um jeito assustador...
  • February 25, 2009
    cel mai tare film al lui guy ritchie...pana acum...l`am vazut de vreo 3 ori si nu sunt sigur k l`am inteles...:))
  • February 23, 2009
    The idea behind the storyline was good, but didn't really deliver. A couple of nice sequences, but overall disappointing.

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