content: Fantastic film. The central four characters work best as an ensemble, which Ritchie realized, so the Gang of Four (as I like to call them) are pretty much together throughout the film when they are featured. Much of the acting is ensemble. There are individual performances that stand out to me, though, such as Jason Statham's rowdily uproarious portrayal of Bacon, Dexter Fletcher's finicky, knife-obsessed Soap, Vinnie Jones's brutal, yet extremely whimsical Big Chris, and Sting's cold and calculated JD. In particular, I love Vas Blackwood's hilariously nasty performance as "that madman with an Afro", Rory Breaker, as well as Frank Harper's ultimately terrifying and likely psychotic Dog, Steve Sweeney's vocally-sprained, to-the-hilt Cockneyisms as Plank, and an emaciated Steven Mackintosh's acidic, yet finally naive Winston. The plot's too much to explain here, but just see it and you'll get it. Great, great movie.