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Summary: Chaotic, kinetic and outrageous fun
Review: Snatch is a fast-paced gangster thriller from England. Like many such British films, it is equal parts drama and black comedy. Our friends in the UK may take crime seriously, but they can't bring themselves to do the same with criminals. Perhaps there is a lesson for us there. I thoroughly enjoyed Snatch, but I must warn you that the accents can sometimes be hard to understand. The one used by Brad Pitt is intentionally indecipherable. Fortunately, I watched the DVD version, which has an option that puts subtitles on the screen whenever Mt. Pitt speaks. The video edition does not have this feature, but that doesn't matter too much. His dazzling performance is entirely physical in nature, so what does it matter what he has to say? The other characters don't understand him either. The movie was directed by Michael Ritchie, who is probably better known to Americans as Madonna's husband. His first picture, Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels, was also about psycho bad guys; in fact, Snatch is so similar to it that it is practically a sequel. The characters are different, but many of the same actors appear in both movies. Both films also share Ritchie's frenetic, stylish editing, as well as his fascination with lowlifes. The plot is so complicated that describing it is difficult. I had little problem following it, but several reviewers admitted to getting completely lost. Basically, the story is about a huge diamond that gets stolen from a jewelry company in Amsterdam. It bounces from one group of criminals to the next, and, of course, everybody wants to get their hands on it at any cost. Meanwhile, a boxing promoter is having a very difficult time with a vile, ruthless gang boss who is demanding that he fix a fight. This is where Brad Pitt's character, One Punch Mickey, comes in. He is part of a band of gypsies [thus, the accent] who are the trickiest double-dealing folks you are every likely to see. Soon, everyone is merrily out to get everyone else. The characters all have names straight out of a Damon Runyon story - Frankie Four Fingers, Bullet Tooth, Boris the Blade, Turkish and Brick Top are some of them. I think the names alone are enough of a clue that the movie is not to be taken seriously. One problem some viewers will have with it is that there are two or three times as many characters than in most movies. Keeping up with them can be a challenge. Snatch should prove to be great fun for those who love for a movie to be fast and innovative. For those who like them to be cool, calm and collected, another choice of movies is recommended.
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Summary: A real success
Review: With the recent glut of similar cockney gangster movies that followed in the wake of 'Lock Stock And Two Smoking Barrels', Guy Ritchie is back to prove that he really is the master of this genre. Okay so the plot involving a diamond heist and a boxing ring may not exactly be world-class but it's milked for all it's worth with several fantastic characters. Maybe it's Ritchie's management of an ensemble cast that should really be applauded here. 'Snatch' is obviously geared more towards the American market than his previous movie, with the addition of Brad Pitt and a relatively small role for Benicio Del Toro. The rest of the cast consists of various British actors, and there's even an appearance from jungle artist Goldie. However, it is Brad Pitt that really steals the film in his best performance to date as an incomprehensible Irish gypsy. Of course Vinnie Jones pops up again in yet another of his stereotypical roles, but he's still very funny so who's complaining? It's depiction of hard gangsters and wannabe gangsters also fits in surprisingly well with the movie's artier tendences. For instance, slow motion is used to great effect and the camera work for the fight scenes is genuinely inspired. Finally though, 'Snatch' is absolutely hilarious with its quickfire conversation that doesn't patronise its audience. Ritchie sure doesn't pull any punches.
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Summary: no
Review: This movie could have been really good, but it was actually boring. The accents were really thick and there was too much editing. The camera moved around so fast, I thought I was getting dizzy! I really didn't like this movie. Go see "Titanic" instead.
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Summary: Snatch it... You won't regret it
Review: Guy Ritchie had a hit with "Lock, Stock, And Two Smoking Barrels" (which didn't agree with me). "Snatch," however, is one of my favorite movies and is one of the DVDs that I watch on high rotation. There are a lot of actors you'll recognize including Jason Statham, Alan Ford, Dennis Farina, Vinnie Jones, Benicio Del Toro, and Brad Pitt. The movie takes place in London and involves a huge diamond, a jewel thief with 4 fingers, boxing promoters who are being pressured by an underworld kingpin (who feeds people to pigs), an Irish gypsy who loves his mother, a band of amateur thugs who can't do anything right, and a couple of hired hit men. You'll love the opening sequence of rabbis discussing theology, a Russian assassin that won't die, the run-away dog that squeaks, and Brad Pitt's gypsy-talk. The dialogue is witty, the bare-knuckle fight scenes are well choreographed, and the gunslinging is exciting. If you enjoyed movies like "Ocean's 11," "The Big Hit," and "The Big Lebowsky," you'll love "Snatch."
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Summary: Now this is a cool movie!
Review: I bought the Snatch DVD without knowing what to expect. I had read mixed reviews for it, so I was a little concerned that I wouldn't enjoy it. But my worries were all for nothing. Snatch is an incredible movie. A great plot, amazing characters, and spectacular performances make this one of the best films I've ever seen. Brad Pitt, Rade Sherbadgia, Jason Statham, and Alan Ford give the four best performances as the almost intelligible gypsy bare knuckle boxer Mickey, the crooked Russian gun salesman Boris the Blade, boxing promoter Turkish, and ruthless gangster Brick Top, respectively. And the characters of Vinny, Sol, and Tyrone (the actors names fail me at the moment) will have you laughing constantly. The DVD has some pretty good special features, including some sweet deleted scenes. If you're a fan of cinema in general, buy Snatch. You won't be disappointed.
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Summary: I again can not think of a title
Review: Here is the deal about "Snatch", if you happen to be a Brad Pitt fan, you will probably love this movie because the 1st time you watch it, he steals the show, and because he is (if I am not mistaken and I very well might be) the only American actor in the movie and the other actors are not very well known in the states, I mean some people know Jason Statham but who knows the other actors, very few people, or at least, before they see/saw "Snatch". Great movie, hilarious really, it gets old after you watch it a couple of times but if you watch it with your friends, it's all in good fun because you can go on reciting the lines you know and that makes it a lot more fun to watch but the 1st time, it's beautiful.
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Summary: the second British invasion
Review: Hey, have you heard about that guy who just married Madonna? Who knew that he also made movies! Guy Ritchie has done it again. Where "Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels" knocked on our hip-dialouge-driven-action-movie starved door (due in part to the 3 year absence of Mr. Tarantino), "Snatch" kicks open the door and comes at us with guns blazing. Snatch revolves around a stolen "diamond the size of a fist" that changes hands between quite a few of London's most unsavory characters. Characters such as underground boxing promoter Turkish (Jason Stratham) and thief extrodanaire/gambling junkie Frankie Four Fingers (Benicio Del Toro) Others include an impossible to kill russian hitman, a ganster that feeds people to pigs, a 400 pound getaway driver, and a squeaking dog. The story line is masterfully balanced, giving ample screen time to each and every facet of this amazing, gritty world of Ritchie. There are more than a few memorable performances, but none seem to shine like Brad Pitt as Mickey O'Niell and Vinnie Jones as Bullet Tooth Tony. Brad Pitt is hardly recognizable as a scruffy, tatooed gypsy boxer who can knock any man out with one punch. You can tell Brad leapt entirely into Mickey's skin and started running. His barely intelligible gypsy drawl is far and away the funniest running gag in th ewhole film. Pitt has given us the antithesis of what Holloywood has deemed him, no more is he to be called the sexiest man alive. He has now earned the title of the "best damn actor we've got!" If you haven't heard of British bad boy Vinnie Jones yet, you will now. His performance as the enforcer Bullet Tooth Tony is the breakout of the millenium. His quiet fierce intelligence burns through his gruff appearance and into each member of the audience, leaving them felling enlightened and warned all at once. I only have 1000 words to use here, that hardly seems enough, but I can think of one word that describes this movie perfectly, "neccessary". It's refreshing to have a film that entertains without insulting it's audience's intelligence. Mr. Ritchie, thank you for giving movie viewers hope of a brave and ballsy new world. In a time when the genre has faltered, it's nice to know that the hip and frantic world of bad boys who know how to use both brains and guns is alive and well and married to Madonna.
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Summary: to all you 3* & below plonkers
Review: Seen some critics say they can't understand what the f*** is being said by the english actors .Some even suggest leaving the subtitles on ! Why should all films pander to a middle USA marketplace .Can't you enjoy the cultural differences & isn't it fun to try to pick up how other people speak the great english language ? We don't have UK english subtitles for US movies . By the way I'm saying this as a Scotsman living in England . The Londoners find us equally difficult to understand but we don't have english subtitles for scottish actors everyone over here just works it out . Bloody good film if you make the effort .
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Summary: What a blast!
Review: This movie is a gem. Thoroughly enjoyable from start to finish. Ok guys (the sub 3 star reviewers that take issue with the plot), so the plot isn't exactly groundbreaking "Diamond is stolen by sophisticated group, stolen from the thiefs by unsophisticated group of thieves....". It's not meant to be "heavy", it's meant to be fun... ...and fun it is. Every character could be a book unto themselves...hyper animated, colorful beyond belief. The dialogue between them is world class. Then there's the music...fantastic blend of Euro-contemporary and Old School Rock. I highly recommend.
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Summary: pass me the blower luv?
Review: A very great movie with an allstar line up, Brad Pitt, DE Torro, Vinnie Jones to name a few. Very cool movie by Guy Ritchie it is one of my all time Fav.
This movie is a wild ride, so get ready and hold on. My favorite character would have to be Bullet tooth Tony, along with Turkish. It dont want to spoil it but it has so many outstanding lines and funny scenes, the movie takes place in england but the Britsh english is quite funny and makes the movie what it is, case in point Tony with Avi. Watch them both it is quite funny. Look go out and get it after that go get "Lock,Stock and two smoking barrells" Enjoy....
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