God save the happy
Although they’ve both come to our shores from Britain, Mike Leigh’s “Happy-Go-Lucky” and Guy Ritchie’s “RocknRolla” could not be more different from one another. One is a quiet chronicle of the life of a working-class woman, and one is a loud, hard sprawl through London’s gangster scene. More importantly, one is terrific and one is terrible.
“RocknRolla” adds essential insight into Ritchie’s recent divorce from Madonna. It seems likely that she took one look at the mess her husband had made and fled instantly. The lady’s got good judgment. I practically had to nail myself to the...
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By Isidore Feinstein
3:49a.m. on January 6, 2009
A wonderful review, Mr. Mirkinson. Your writing is a consistent delight.
I couldn't disagree more about your assessment of RocknRolla. The movie was was so much fun. I saw it 7 times and in each showing the audience had a great time with everyone laughing in all the right places. Frankly I hope the sequal gets made.