Rocknrolla
Action, Comedy, Crime
 (11/18/2008) 114 mins R

7.5 (7,475 votes)
Guy Ritchie returns to form with this cockney crime caper starring Gerard Butler and Tom Wilkinson. Lenny Cole (Wilkinson) is a bungling London crime boss who calls the shots in London's underworld. We learn all about Lenny from Archie (Mark Strong)--his second in command--who serves as the film's sly narrator. When a wealthy Russian property dealer by the name of Uri (Karel Roden) looks to Lenny for help on a major new deal, Lenny is eager to assist (for a very large fee, of course). Uri agrees to pay, and as a show of faith, he insists that Lenny borrow his "lucky painting." Uri then asks his accountant, Stella (Thandie Newton), to transfer the money to Lenny, but things quickly go awry when two crooks known as Mumbles (Idris Elba) and One Two (Butler) intercept the money before it reaches him. To make matters worse, the lucky painting has mysteriously been stolen, and the number one s...

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Cast and Crew
Nonso Anozie  ......  Tank
Charlotte Armer  ......  Nurse
Gemma Arterton  ......  June
David Bark-Jones  ......  Bertie
Geoff Bell  ......  Fred the Head
Morne Botes  ......  Jimmy
Director  .....  Guy Ritchie
Producer  .....  Joel Silver; Guy Ritchie; Steve Clark-Hall; Susan Downey
Writer  .....  Guy Ritchie
Notes
Goofs:
Incorrectly regarded as goofs: On the golf course, Uri advises Lenny that, because they are on the ninth hole, it will take him until sunrise to get back to his car. The ninth and eighteenth greens are often closest to the clubhouse, however many traditional British links style courses have ninth holes that are the furthest point from the clubhouse. This is the basis of the expression, "at the turn" in golf. After the ninth hole, the golfers will turn around and the remaining holes will lead them back to clubhouse. This is also why scorecards say "out" referring to the score on the front nine and "in" for the back nine. (more)

Trivia:
The band playing in the club scene are 'The Subways' with their song 'Rock & Roll Queen'. (more)

Filming Locations:
London, England, UK (more)

Quotes:
[first lines]
Archie: People ask the question... what's a RocknRolla? And I tell 'em - it's not about drugs, drums, and hospital drips, oh no. There's more there than that, my friend. We all like a bit of the good life - some the money, some the drugs, other the sex game, the glamour, or the fame. But a RocknRolla, oh, he's different. Why? Because a real RocknRolla wants the fucking lot.
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