"Lock,
Stock, & Two Smoking Barrels," starring Nick Moran, Jason
Statham & Sting (1998)
This is a very good movie, full of comedy, sexy English accents, and really good acting. The only thing it's missing is poker! The movie starts off by introducing us to Eddie and his friends who are pooling their money together to get Eddie (Nick Moran) into a high-stakes underground poker game. But as it tends to, things go wrong and Eddie takes a really bad beat and ends up owe half a million pounds to a mobster named "Hatchet" Harry Lonsdale. But after this point there isn't any poker throughout the rest of the movie! It goes on to follow the four men (most of whom reappear in Guy Ritchie's next movie, "Snatch") as they concoct a crazy scheme to steal the money they need from the drug dealers next door.
Though there's very little poker throughout the film, it's still hilarious to watch. I know it has a prominent spot on my DVD shelf!
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| Rounders | Maverick | Lock, Stock & Two Smoking Barrels | Cincinnati Kid | Lucky Town |
