“Smoking Guns” (*1/2 out of four) was a murky underworld drama set in London among various gangsters and thieves who double-cross and shoot one another; one gangster assailant (Tommy O’Neill) attempts to bet it all on a horse race which he sees as a way out for him and his friends to win a fortune and leave the underworld behind. Thick English accents are tough to decipher at times but it’s unlikely that you’ll care and often not even worth the bother. Director Savvas Michael attempts to jack up the energy with flashy cutting and great soundtrack songs but story and characters are dead in the water. Watch “Trainspotting” or “Snatch” again instead.

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