The acting is strong and the script very tight. The comedy is driven by exploding our expectations of what are otherwise pretty standard scenes from the film-noir genre. The final thirty minutes of the film, as the plots all collide and overlap, turn set-piece shoot outs into comedic punchlines. On several occasions I had to pause the video just to take stock of which gang was planning what. What ensues is a set of schemes, counter-schemes, rip-offs, and bad/good luck that demand you pay attention. Unfortunately, Harry's game is rigged and the four end up owing Harry half a million pounds, with just one week to come up with the cash. The story is about four working class lads who have each managed to save up 25,000 pounds to spot their card-shark friend for a high-stakes poker game with "Hatchet" Harry, the local gangster. I'm not sure whether to call this a black comedy or a comedy-noir. three outtakes are shown during the credits: one with Soap telling a joke, the next where Barry asks one of the scouser's for an ice cream and one where a guy runs onto the set.just before the credits, you see Soap telling a whole joke in the car when they are coming back from the job.when Ed is being interviewed by the police you see him finishing explaining the rules of 3 Card Brag to them (as seen at very start). when Big Chris is walking into Harry's office near the end, he meets the man who was on the sunbed near the start of the film.when Barry is talking to the two scousers the dialogue is different.Alan explains to Ed the "history" between JD and Harry.the earlier stages of the card game are shown.Tom, Soap and Bacon are shown walking through the pub to the bar while Ed is playing cards.the scene where Big Chris goes to see the man on the sunbed is longer.at the very start of film, Ed is shown explaining the rules of 3 Card Brag to two people.
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