I think its main failing was an overabundance of plot. We do not need to know the complex backstories for each of the main characters (especially since some of them were on screen for such a short period of time). There was just simply too much going on here. Carnahan weaved over a dozen interesting threads here, any one of which could have made a good movie. But all together, we just get a tangled mess.

Finally, why did every character, no matter how minor, need some sort of quirk? I think Jason Bateman’s character epitomizes what was wrong with the movie. First of all, I can’t explain his role in the movie, because at that point, my brain was full. I could not process any new information. And second of all, his quirks were amusing, but completely distracting and unnecessary.

I’m not even that big of a Guy Ritchie fan, so maybe I just don’t like this style. But, I will agree that the two Guy Ritchie films I’ve seen (“Snatch” and “Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Barrels”) are a lot better than this one.