He left high school and got entry-level jobs in the film industry in the mid-1990s. He eventually graduated to directing commercials. He made his first film in 1995, a 20-minute short which impressed investors who backed his first feature film, the crime comedy Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels. He then directed another crime comedy, Snatch. His first two films were a commercial and critical success. His next two films, the romantic comedy Swept Away and the crime drama Revolver were not commercial or critical successes. The next crime drama, RocknRolla, received mixed reviews and a modest box office return. In 2009, he directed his first films in the action mystery genre, with Sherlock Holmes and its sequel Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows. Both films were major box office successes, and the two films received positive, and moderately positive reviews, respectively. Show Less