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33 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 90Rolling StonePeter TraversRolling StonePeter TraversA dynamite bundle from British writer-director Guy Ritchie. Even when the accents are as indecipherable as the plot, Ritchie keeps the action percolating and the humor on high.
- 80Film ThreatRon WellsFilm ThreatRon WellsLock is filled with great writing, great acting, colorful characters, and a tight story. I actually like this film more than "Pulp Fiction".
- 80New Times (L.A.)New Times (L.A.)Ritchie's showmanship--half macho braggadocio, half emotion-tinged bravura--slaps and tickles the viewer into submission. He takes a group of not-so-goodfellas, whose idea of fun is setting farts afire, and, against all odds, makes them lively and engaging.
- 80TV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonaghTV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonaghRitchie appears to have been paying attention to what made "Reservoir Dogs" (a huge hit in the UK) work, rather than coming away convinced that the formula for success begins and ends with pop-culture allusions and scarcely digested "homages" to classic crime films.
- 75San Francisco ChronicleBob GrahamSan Francisco ChronicleBob GrahamIf the dialect is hard to comprehend, that soon becomes part of the joke. It's unlikely that even the British audiences who made Lock, Stock a big hit got it all.
- 75Chicago TribuneJohn PetrakisChicago TribuneJohn PetrakisPlenty of fun, less for its many plot twists than for its large and varied assortment of vibrant characters. [12 Mar 1999]
- 70VarietyDerek ElleyVarietyDerek ElleyThough Ritchie’s screenplay scores a 10 for sheer complexity and cleverness, it rates much lower down the scale for comprehensibility and audience involvement.
- 67Entertainment WeeklyLisa SchwarzbaumEntertainment WeeklyLisa SchwarzbaumThe film's lures, while undeniable, are synthetic, and we never do learn what fuels all the greed besides pints of beer.
- 63USA TodayMike ClarkUSA TodayMike ClarkA half-funny, half-ugly comedy about underworld ineptitude. [5 Mar 1999]
- 63The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Liam LaceyThe Globe and Mail (Toronto)Liam LaceyThe best one can say is that it's a smart cartoon, and a fairly exhausting viewing experience.