while Region 1 is the 2007 reedited version, created by Ritchie to simplify and/or clarify some plot points after criticism that the film was too hard to follow. Reception Critical response The film was generally panned by critics, who viewed it as pretentious with an over-complicated plot. On Rotten Tomatoes it has an approval rating of 15% based on reviews from 67 critics, with an average score of 3.50/10. The consensus reads, "In attempting to meld his successful previous formulas with philosophical musings, Guy Ritchie has produced an incoherent misfire." Reviews were so poor in the UK that a positive quote placed prominently on the film's poster, saying that the director was "back to his best" and attributed to the newspaper The Sun, in fact came from a promotional section of the Sun's website created and paid for by a PR agency on behalf of the film's distributors. There are some positive reviews as well. Mark R. Leeper conceded that it was "a film for a narrow audience", but said that he personally rather "liked it" and gave it a score of 7/10. According to Brian Orndorf, Revolver "is the perfect movie for those who like to crack things open and dig around the innards", saying that it "reminded [him] quite a bit of Richard Kelly's film, Donnie Darko". He goes on to explain that "both films have a taste for the deliberately confusing, sharing scripts that take the viewer on a ride that requires much more than one simple viewing." Box office As of 20 December 2005 the film had grossed $6,811,925. References External links OhmyNews Review "How to flog a turkey" – The Guardian, 3 October 2005, on Revolver'''s UK poster quotes 2005 films 2005 action thriller films 2005 crime drama films 2005 crime thriller films 2000s gang films British action thriller films British crime drama films British gangster films 2000s English-language films Films scored by Nathaniel Méchaly Films directed by Guy Ritchie Films produced by Luc Besson French crime drama films Films with screenplays by Guy Ritchie Films with screenplays by Luc Besson 2005 drama films Triad films 2000s British films 2000s French films 2000s Hong Kong films