There are actors who become a revelation the first moment they are placed on the screen. They come from nowhere, and suddenly they make the most of their first opportunity in front of the cameras and manage to attract the public’s attention. They also give off that unique charisma that leads them to become stars.
The case of Jason Statham undoubtedly comes to mind, an unknown in 1998 who suddenly becomes one of the revelations of Lock & Stock, a cult crime film that was also the first film directed by Guy Ritchie. A sensational gem of British cinema that can be seen in Amazon Prime Video Limited Time. June 30 is the last day that will remain in the platform catalog.
Eddie wants to make money. He has always been characterized by being a very ambitious person and achieving everything he sets his mind to, something that he has been able to take advantage of throughout his entire life. This makes him make the decision to convince his friends to play a massive poker game, with the objective of getting them to invest their money and his most precious possessions to trick Harry, a really dangerous and well-known gangster in the region where the plot takes place.
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The problems begin when the protagonist and his various comrades lose the game and owe the feared criminal half a million pounds, a figure that is too high and will be a real challenge to be able to. Pay off your debt before it’s too late. They only have one week to return it to you.
Ritchie had his first opportunity to make a film after making a short that was very well received by the industry. A very distinctive voice, also interested in criminal stories that were booming at that time, and with a very remarkable energy. It didn’t take long for her to find financing for this first feature film script.
‘Lock & Stock’: a great start
And for the cast it had unconventional faces. Vinnie Jones, who was a footballer before the film, Dexter Fletcher, who would end up being a director, or the aforementioned Statham. The action star had been doing various jobs, from underground to competing on the British Olympic team. But his path was in the cinemaas demonstrated in this film.
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Statham is one of the best assets in this film full of intrigue, incorrectness and a lot of street character, facing in a special way a history of violence. That’s how it started a good collaboration between actor and director that would give a few notable filmsalmost as much as this debut.
You can see Lock & Stock in Amazon Prime Video Until June 30th.
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