When a Russian mobster sets up a real estate scam that generates millions of pounds, various members of London's criminal underworld pursue their share of the fortune. Various shady characters, including Mr One-Two, Stella the accountant, and Johnny Quid, a druggie rock-star, try to claim their slice.
RocknRolla is a recovery from the knockout blows of his past two films but Ritchie is certainly retreading familiar thematic territory.
– Ted Fry,
Seattle Times,
31 Oct 2008
fresh:
Style is what RocknRolla is all about. And it has it in spades, from the cockney Pulp Fiction dialogue to the music-video editing of the rambling narrative.
– Michael O'Sullivan,
Washington Post,
31 Oct 2008
rotten:
Ritchie, who shoots and cuts everything in RocknRolla like an ad for a particularly greasy brand of fragrance for men, delivers the beatings and killings in his trademark atmosphere of morally weightless flash.
– Michael Phillips,
Chicago Tribune,
31 Oct 2008
fresh:
Guns, gangsters, and Richie's unique style and tone make his latest picture just plain fun.