However, Junior can't help his wicked appetites, and upon landing kills a man before he even leaves the airport. Adopting the nickname 'Junior,' he sets out to start a new life for himself in Miami. (Alec Baldwin) is a sociopath who is released from a California prison. He returned to London crime thrillers with 'Snatch,' 'RocknRolla,' 'Revolver,' 'The Gentlemen,' and 'Wrath of Man.'įrederick J. Ritchie's success wasn't a one off, either. Ritchie made unusual casting choices that paid off, including boxer Vinnie Jones as the imposing debt collector Big Chris. The film was a big deal for Statham in particular, whose cocky attitude led to an extensive career as an action star. Then, the incompetent Nick accidentally kills one of Dog's men, tying the novices to the volatile underworld of the British drug trade. They begin selling supplies to more dangerous clients, including a smuggling operation run by local cannabis lord Dog (Frank Harper). Eddie is a genius-level card counter whose deceptive tactics earn the group notoriety.

Lifelong friends Eddie (Nick Moran), Tom (Jason Flemyng), Soap (Dexter Fletcher), and Bacon (Jason Statham) are not masterminds, but minor robberies and illicit gambling frequently put them into conflict with the local police. Ritchie started by crafting memorable characters worthy of Tarantino's rogue's gallery. Kubrick develops each character by letting them take over the narrative instead of explaining their motivations through expositional dialogue, individual flashbacks showed their activities immediately before the big heist.

However, when George leaks information to his wife Sherry (Marie Windsor), she tries to steal the money for herself. Clay intends for it to be his last job so he can afford to marry Fay (Coleen Gray). Veteran robber Johnny Clay (Sterling Hayden) recruits the corrupt cop Randy Kennan (Ted de Corsia), bartender Mike O'Reilly (Joe Sawyer) and teller George Peatty (Elisha Cook Jr.) to help him rob a money-counting room during a horse race. In both stories, the job goes south, and the team members begin double-crossing each other. He cited 'The Killing' as a major inspiration on his debut film, 'Reservoir Dogs,' which established the non-sequential framing he would also use in 'Pulp Fiction.' Both 'The Killing' and 'Reservoir Dogs' follow a gang of criminals who form an uneasy alliance in order to pull off a dangerous con.

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