Genre: Crime / Comedy
Length: 1h 38m 34s
Director: Guy Ritchie
Tagline: Stealin' Stones and Breakin' Bones
Plot outline: Turkish and his rather strange accomplice Tommy get pulled into the world of match fixing by the notorious Brick Top. Things get complicated when the boxer they had lined up gets the shit kicked out of him by Pitt, a 'pike' as they call him. They then try to convince Pitt not only to fight for them, but to lose for them too. Whilst all this is going on, a huge diamond heist takes place, and a fistful of motley characters enter the story, including 'Cousin Avi', 'Boris The Blade', 'Franky Four Fingers' and 'Bullet Tooth Tony'. Things go from bad to worse as it all becomes about the money, the guns, and the damned dog! Summary written by Filmtwob {webmaster@filmfreak.co.za} Turkish, an unlicenced boxing promoter is pulled into trouble when he becomes involved in big time criminal Brick Top, who wants him to arrange a fight and fix it. Meanwhile, a diamond theft goes down but the 84 karat stone goes missing. This leads Avi, the boss who was supposed to receive the stone, to come to England to search for it, with the help of his cousin, Doug The Head and Bullet Tooth Tony. As events twist and turn, the two situations blend into one with a chain reaction of events carrying on for each and every character. Summary written by ~^Æ~§íX~^Æ~
Comment: SPOILERS:: I cannot discuss my reaction to "Snatch" (which I suppose relates to the "snatching" of the large diamond) without commenting on the Imdb ratings. Currently it is #142 with a rating of 8.1, primarily by virtue of most voters being under 29, and I suspect most under 21. Among the "over 30" crowd, the rating is 7.5, which seems to me just about right. In many respects it deserves highest ratings for style, action, witty dialog. But the story, which is a bit convoluted and which involves all bad guys, as in "Lock, Stock...", is a rather poor one. As one professional reviewer said, "Guy Ritchie doesn't really want us to care about the story, it's all about the action." My main interest in seeing the movie was Brad Pitt. From the trailers, I was intrigued by his gypsy character, a bare-fist fighting champion who only needs one punch. I think his performance is the highlight of the entire film, and again Pitt shows, as he did in "Fight Club" and "Twelve Monkeys", that he is one of the better and more versatile males actors. James Barardinelli and Roger Ebert have excellent summaries of the film. For highlights, I really thought the dog swallowing the squeek toy, and "squeek-barking" was funny, as was "Something to declare? Yes, don't go to England." Much of the dark humor in "Snatch" arises from the ineptitude of the various crooks. If they were serious, competent crooks, then the film would not be very interesting. "Slapstick Crooks" would be a better name. The camerawork and editing, as well as the dynamic 5-channel sound, were all first-rate. Ritchie is certainly in a different league there. I will keep watching his films for their entertainment value, but it would be easy to criticize him for all the violence, a la "Pulp Fiction", and pervasive use of foul language. We just have to remind ourselves, "It's only a movie."
IMDB Rating: 7.9
Country: UK
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DVDs: 1
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| Actors: | ||
| Jason Statham | as | Turkish |
| Alan Ford | as | Brick Top Polford |
| Brad Pitt | as | Mickey O'Neil |
| Vinnie Jones | as | Bullet Tooth Tony |