History Film / RockNRolla

** [[spoiler:Lenny]]
** Possibly also [[spoiler:Stella.]]

* FemmeFatale: Stella. [[spoiler:Deconstructed.]]

--> --Archy

* NoSell: Johnny is the only person to immediately recover from Archy's ArmorPierceringSlap.

Lenny Cole is a powerful underworld figure, who, through an immense web of bribery, controls most of the land deals in London. A Russian businessman by the name of Uri seeks his services in procuring the permits to build a new stadium, which would take nearly a decade otherwise. However, their mutual accountant, Stella, is plotting to rip both of them off. With the aid of a trio of local hoodlums known as "The Wild Bunch" -- One-Two, Mumbles, and Handsome Bob -- she twice steals the seven million Euros intended for Lenny's payoff. The first time goes off without a hitch. The second time doesn't quite go as planned. [[HilarityEnsues Hilarity]] (and [[SoCoolItsAwesome awesomeness]]) [[HilarityEnsues ensues]].

''[=RocknRolla=]'' is the fifth film by British director Creator/GuyRitchie. Much like ''Film/LockStockAndTwoSmokingBarrels'', ''Film/{{Snatch}}'', and ''Film/{{Revolver}}'', ''[=RocknRolla=]'' is a crime film set in the London underworld, populated with colorful gangsters. Actors include Creator/GerardButler, Creator/IdrisElba, Creator/TomHardy, Creator/MarkStrong, Creator/TobyKebbell, Creator/ThandieNewton, and Tom Wilkinsen.

In the midst of it all is a (presumably rare and valuable) painting that holds sentimental value for Uri. It is stolen by Lenny's estranged son, Johnny Quid (the eponymous [=RocknRolla=]), and both of their respective [[TheDragon Dragons]] (Victor for Uri; Archy, TheNarrator, for Lenny) are following a trail of junkies and hustlers in order to find it.

* BadAss: Archy and Johnny Quid, both in their own interesting ways.

''[=RocknRolla=]'' is the fifth film by British director GuyRitchie. Much like ''Film/LockStockAndTwoSmokingBarrels'', ''Film/{{Snatch}}'', and ''Film/{{Revolver}}'', ''[=RocknRolla=]'' is a crime film set in the London underworld, populated with colorful gangsters. Actors include Creator/GerardButler, Creator/IdrisElba, Creator/TomHardy, Creator/MarkStrong, Creator/TobyKebbell, Creator/ThandieNewton, and Tom Wilkinsen.

** Justified in that the Wild Bunch were using rock-salt shells, and the Russians were wearing bulletproof vests. After One-Two hits one in the head with a two-by-four, he backs off.

* VodkaDrunkenski: [[spoiler:While the Spetznaz has One-Two tied up and they're prepared for a sexual torture session, they're also blasting Russian rock and roll and pounding vodka like there's no tomorrow.]]

* SerialEscalation: On a meta level. LockStockAndTwoSmokingBarrels focused on working class criminals, with a less-than-a-million pound fee at stake. ''Film/{{Snatch}}'' was middle class and dealt with the diamond business. Here, it's about what Archy calls "the good life:" rock and roll, fancy houses, and millions of euros being thrown around.

* SequelHook: Johnny Quid drops the hint that he wants to be [[TitleDrop a REAL RocknRolla]] like Archy and the credits promise Johnny Quid, Archy, and the gang will be back in "The Real RocknRolla". Ritchie wrote a script for a sequel, but says that it's been sitting on the shelf while he deals with bigger projects.

* VodaDrunkenski: [[spoiler:While the Spetznaz has One-Two tied up and they're prepared for a sexual torture session, they're also blasting Russian rock and roll and pounding vodka like there's no tomorrow.]]

->''People ask the question... what's a [=RocknRolla=]? And I tell 'em - it's not about drums, drugs, and hospital drips, oh no. There's more there than that, my friend. We all like a bit of the good life - some the money, some the drugs, other the sex game, the glamour, or the fame. But a [=RocknRolla=], oh, he's different. Why? Because a real [=RocknRolla=] wants the fucking lot.''

In the midst of it all, is a (presumably rare and valuable) painting that holds sentimental value for Uri. It is stolen by Lenny's estranged son, Johnny Quid (the eponymous [=RocknRolla=]), and both of their respective [[TheDragon Dragons]] (Victor for Uri; Archy, TheNarrator, for Lenny) are following a trail of junkies and hustlers in order to find it.

* Adorkable: Archy can't help but sing a little tune when in Roman and Mickey's recording studio. He's even pleased with himself. When he realizes the others are staring at him, he takes a moment to put his tough guy face back on.

* BadassInDistress: [[spoiler:The Wild Bunch spend the third act captured by Lenny and his men. And just before that, One Two gets captured and tied up for what can only be described as a sexually tinged torture session by the two MadeOfIron Spetznaz.]]

** Granted, Lenny's operation runs a tighter ship than most. Archy even advises his men to keep the receipts if they pay anyone off, as "this ain't the mafia." He doesn't want any tax evasion slip ups.

** [[spoiler: Lenny]]

* ButtMonkey: Quite a lot of characters are this, but the highlight is definitely poor Bandy, who screen time always consist of him being slapped.

** Since this film deals with upper class criminals, it's more apparent than ever. The Wild Bunch is sharply dressed, and when we see One-Two's house it's quite tasteful.

* DrugsAreBad: Johnny's drug-induced fit has shades of this. Also, the two junkies are constantly seen this way. Cookie resents his drug using days.
* EvenEvilHasStandards: [[NobleTopEnforcer Archy might not be evil]] but he's still a criminal, and uneased by Lenny's "drown 'em in crayfish" interrogation tactic. And then he's outright shocked by Lenny [[spoiler:shooting Johnny]].

* FemmeFatale: Stella. [[spoiler: Deconstructed]]
* {{Gayngster}}: [[spoiler: Handsome Bob]]

* GoryDiscretionShot: When Uri [[spoiler: finds his "lucky painting" in Stella's house]], the audience doesn't see what happens next, but considering he leads a branch of TheMafiya, it's probably not very nice.
* GratuitousSpanish: Johnny decides to start calling[[BeleagueredAssistant Pete]] "Pedro" for some reason.

** Justified in that the Wild Bunch were using rock-salt shells, and the Russian's were wearing bulletproof vests. After One-Two hits one in the head with a two-by-four, he backs off.
* IncompatibleOrientation: [[spoiler: Handsome Bob]] likes boys, specifically One Two. One Two ''really'' doesn't feel the same way, but he throws [[spoiler: Bob]] a bone and gets over it pretty quickly.
* InstantDeathBullet: Averted. [[spoiler: When Archy and his men kills the Russians offscreen, a number of gunshots are heard. There's a ''Beat'' and then another gunshot closes out the fight.]]
* Jerkass: While Bandy seems mostly dim and Turbo is quiet but loyal and trust enough to be Archy's number two, Danny is heartless. He does not hesitate to slap Bandy, mouths off to Archy about his instructions, and seems gleeful when [[spoiler:told to kill Johnny, Roman, and Mickey.]]
* LastRequest: Well, technically Handsome Bob wasn't dying when he made of request, but since he was so devasted about the impending jail time, One-Two let him have [[spoiler: the lovely slow dance in a gay club. When he finds out that Handsome Bob didn't go to jail after all, his colleagues tease him about this.]]

** There is another shout out to "the Jew twins" who Lenny [[spoiler: put in prison for a lengthy turn after betraying them.]]

--> '''Mumbles''': ''[after hitting one with a baseball bat. Twice]'' ''Please'' stay down!
** Johnny Quid, in a weird way. He's already survived multiple rumored deaths. Even when strung out on drugs, he's capable of badass feats, ignores any injury, and ultimately [[spoiler: survives a close-range gunshot wound inflicted by Lenny. He's still able to stand, deliver two headshots on Lenny's mooks, before collapsing from weakness. By the epilogue, he's even kicked the drug habit.]]

* TheMafiya: Uri and Victor and heavily implied to be gangsters trying to go legit. Uri is at least a corrupt oligarch, which is TruthInTelevision. See NoCelebritiesWereHarmed.

* NotSoStoic: Archy isn't quite an emotionless man, but when in Roman and Mickey's office/recording studio he accidentally speaks into an on microphone. Intrigued, he sings a quite lyric into it before smiling at himself. When he sees the two producers and his own boss stare at him confused, he takes a few seconds to compose himself and get his intimidating face back on.

** Although it's obvious that he's still uncomfortable, One Two goes from flipping his unholy shit about [[spoiler: Handsome Bob being in love with him]] to treating him on what he thought was his last night as a free man for years.

** No matter how MadeOfIron they are, [[spoiler: the Spetznaz are not wearing any body armor and go down from a few bullets from Archy's men. Even if it takes a bit.]]

** The Spetnaz as well. As with Johnny, even though they're in great shape, it's hard to be fanservice since [[spoiler:they're about to torture One Two.]]

* SoundtrackDissonance: Johnny's piano song is very peaceful and calming. Meanwhile, [[spoiler: Lenny is getting the tar beat out of him.]]
* TheStinger: During the end credits, [[spoiler: the full scene of One Two dancing with Handsome Bob at the gay bar is shown]].
* StraightGay: [[spoiler: Handsome Bob]], enough so that One Two had ''no idea'' (granted, he was the only one). Might border into BiTheWay, since he's known as a ladykiller with lots of girlfriends.

* TooDumbToLive: Stella, Stella, Stella. Ripping off seven million dollars from her employer once was incredibly dangerous and foolhardy (and if Uri had listened to Victor, suspicion would have fallen on her almost instantly), but then she does it ''again'', once more only evading being traced as the security leak because Uri likes her too much to suspect her. [[spoiler: Ironically, while her plan did get Victor waiting for a reason to act against her, what did her in was simple bad luck of accepting the painting from One Two and leaving it out where Uri could see it...although not realizing it was Uri's lucky painting if she's been working with him all this time is arguably ALSO too dumb to live.]]

* VodaDrunkenski: [[spoiler: While the Spetznaz has One Two tied up and they're prepared for a sexual torture session, they're also blasting Russian rock and roll and pounding vodka like there's no tomorrow.]]

* PetTheDog: Archy has no love for Johnny, but when the newspaper reports that he is "missing, assumed dead," Archy offers his heartfelt condolences to Lenny.

* GenreSavvy: Johnny Quid's speech about what would happen to him, Roman, and Mickey after they got out of the elevator with Lenny's thugs implies this trope. Or that Johnny Quid knew how his father's Mooks work. Either way, he ended up saving their asses by doing so.

''[=RocknRolla=]'' is the fifth film by British director GuyRitchie. Much like ''Film/LockStockAndTwoSmokingBarrels'', ''Film/{{Snatch}}'', and ''Film/{{Revolver}}'', ''[=RocknRolla=]'' is a crime film set in the London underworld, populated with colorful gangsters. Actors include Creator/GerardButler, Creator/IdrisElba, Creator/TomHardy, Creator/ThandieNewton, and Tom Wilkinsen.

* TheSmartGuy: Tank.

* ManOfWealthAndTaste: Tank.

* DrugsAreBad: Johnny's drug-induced fit has shades of this.

* TheMafiya: Uri and Victor and heavily implied to be gangsters trying to go legit.

* TheStinger: During the end credits, the full scene of One Two dancing with Handsome Bob at the gay bar is shown.

* HuskyRusskie: see the entry below.

* LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters: It's a Guy Ritchie movie. It pretty much goes without saying.
* LogoJoke: Spray-stenciled by Johnny.

* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: Uri. [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_Abramovich How did they not get sued?]]
* NoHoldsBarredBeatdown: Several, with the Russians beating Lenny and Johnny attacking a bouncer being good examples. (We don't see all of Johnny and the bouncer, but it ''starts'' with [[ThePenIsMightier Johnny jabbing the bouncer in the throat with a pencil]], and it just goes from there.)

* TheBeard: Stella, to her gay lawyer husband.
* TheMafiya: Well, duh.

* TheUnreveal: Uri's painting is never revealed. The most we can tell is that it's got a black field, glimpsed when the junkies sell it. Of course, the prop is probably just a blank, black surface.
* ThoseTwoGuys: The junkies. "Selling stolen fur coats in the middle of summer, would not seem unusual to the average junkie mind."

''[=RocknRolla=]'' is the fifth film by British director GuyRitchie. Much like ''Film/LockStockAndTwoSmokingBarrels'', ''Film/{{Snatch}}'', and ''Film/{{Revolver}}'', ''[=RocknRolla=]'' is a crime film set in the London underworld, populated with colorful gangsters.

* LastRequest: Well, technically Handsome Bob wasn't dying when he made of request, but since he was so devasted about the impending jail time, One-Two let him have [[spoiler: the lovely slow dance in a gay club]].

* SerialEscalation: On a meta level. LockStockAndTwoSmokingBarrels focused on working class criminals, with a less-than-a-million pound fee at stake. [[Snatch]] was middle class and dealt with the diamond business. Here, it's about what Archy calls "the good life:" rock and roll, fancy houses, and millions of euros being thrown around.

''[=RocknRolla=]'' is the fifth film by British director GuyRitchie. Much like ''[[LockStockAndTwoSmokingBarrels Lock/Stock]]'', ''{{Snatch}}'', and ''{{Revolver}}'', ''[=RocknRolla=]'' is a crime film set in the London underworld, populated with colorful gangsters.