This is the feature-length pilot of the T.V. series Lock Stock, inspired by Guy Ritchie's highly successful British gangster comedy Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels. The series is produced by Guy Ritchie, his long-time friend and producer Matthew Vaughan and TV presenter Chris Evans. This first episode is also co-written by Ritchie, and as such follows the plot of the movie closely.
Lock Stock....follows the misadventures of four Cockney wideboys - Bacon (not to be confused with the character of the same name), Moon, Jamie and Lee - who own a London pub called The Lock, out of which they organise various scams and dodgy deals, often mixing them up with local crime lord Miami Vice (a fun turn from Withnail & I's Ralph Brown). ...Four Stolen Hooves storyline encompasses a pornographic watch, a stolen horse, pyromaniac relatives and two very shifty Dutchmen.
The actual story follows that of the film fairly closely, coming across as something between a remake and a sequel. As with the film, the characters are generally fairly thin and one-dimensional, but, as with the film, you can't help but be swept along with the lads misadventures, feeling sorry for them every time something goes wrong. This is a fun way to spend a couple of hours, but be wary; the easily offended should steer clear...
Lock Stock....follows the misadventures of four Cockney wideboys - Bacon (not to be confused with the character of the same name), Moon, Jamie and Lee - who own a London pub called The Lock, out of which they organise various scams and dodgy deals, often mixing them up with local crime lord Miami Vice (a fun turn from Withnail & I's Ralph Brown). ...Four Stolen Hooves storyline encompasses a pornographic watch, a stolen horse, pyromaniac relatives and two very shifty Dutchmen.
The actual story follows that of the film fairly closely, coming across as something between a remake and a sequel. As with the film, the characters are generally fairly thin and one-dimensional, but, as with the film, you can't help but be swept along with the lads misadventures, feeling sorry for them every time something goes wrong. This is a fun way to spend a couple of hours, but be wary; the easily offended should steer clear...