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REVOLVER: 15% on Rotten Tomatoes but is it actually bad?


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Guy Ritchie's 2005 film Revolver is Thorin's selection for the Spit Roast arc, a film that tries to meld a British gangster caper with high-minded metaphysical themes. Allegedly caught up in spiritualism by his wife Madonna, Ritchie's creates an overloaded mess of a film that attempts to do everything at once and ends up doing it all quite badly. The criminal subplots overcomplicate a vapid and simplistic attempt at commentary on the importance of the subversion of the ego, often with direct and obvious footage and quotes forced upon the audience. Revolver never allows the viewer to form their own interpretation of the drama because Ritchie needs to spell out the film's meaning, leaving us a rather dull piece of art. Still, the film's style and performances give occasional glimmers and one can see the possibility of something greater not achieved.

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