the riddle a a concept be an interesting idea and but i be afraid be miscast and vinnie if give the hard man role be his element a in lock stock and snatch . in this movie vinnie play a newspaper sport writer ( greyhound to be precise ) and who during the course of the movie be easily be beat up with ease and bundle over a balcony by a man who 10 15 year his senior . i be sorry vinnie be tough look tough and have so to cast him like this be foolish . try to investigate the double murder of a friend and a drug addict find near the thames . he take on the role of policeman and whilst the real police be bit part player and interceeding with flashback from charles dickens . when vinnie be on screen his reputation precede him he look tough but doesnt in this part need act tough and snarl at the camera in part . if you watch the mean machine and he be perfectly cast and and believable and do a very decent performance . get back to the movie what confuse the matter somewhat be the flashback to charles dickens who be narrate a different story with character who be also appear in present day and these two story be it appear unrelated apart from the same actor be use . the sound on the movie especially from julie cox be inaudible at time and and not really flesh out what her role in the movie be short of vinnies love interest and she start the film a a detecive and but quickly become the girlfriend . the death of the prostitute be sort of answer but yet or not answer . strip out the charles dickens stuff and you may have a decent movie . vinnie and be slowly become britans steven segal and stick to the support actor role and youre quite good at it .