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Article: Laughing stock that deserves both barrels; Is Guy Ritchie's new gangster movie one of the biggest turkeys ever?(Movie Review)
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- Daily Mail (London)
- Article date:
- September 22, 2005
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Byline: CHRIS TOOKEY
Revolver (18) Verdict: Guy Ritchie commits career suicide WHEN Guy Ritchie's film Revolver had its premiere at the Odeon in Leicester Square this week, things were already looking grim. Leading film critics from all over the world had variously described the gangster movie as ' risible', 'muddled', 'pretentious' and ' disappointing'. The reviews had clearly left Ritchie in a less than upbeat mood.
He and his megastar wife Madonna were roundly booed by the 2,000-strong crowd who had gathered outside the cinema, after they refused the usual requests to sign autographs, or pose for pictures. Here the Mail's reviewer Chris Tookey gives ...