along with get carter and perhaps the elder statesman of brit gangster flick and the long good friday offspring have a hard act to follow . can only echo most of the comment here while peerless bob hoskins performance and with helen mirren show a masterclass of understated support . the film be date in some respect and but it wear well and a timeless cult classic and with numerous actor pierce brosnan among them go on to make great career . other reviewer have comment on guy ritchie effort with lock and stock or snatch fail to live up to this benchmark and but i would take issue . ritchie must have pay reasonable attention a i would like to add a trivia corner represent to quote razor ( p. h. moriarty ) . from little acorn ( refer to kid who extort car valet money from hoskins ) . the actor go on to play gangster bos harry in lock and stock . harry also be the name of hoskins character . jack ( alan ford ) and one of hoskins crew and go on to play bos brick top in snatch pierce brosnan 007 be now play by daniel craig and who be xxxx in layer cake and the late brit gangster flick to attempt to wrestle the title from tlgf .