Movie Review

SNATCH

Guy Ritchie (2000)

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8.3/10

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One of the most widely hyped movies from the year 2000 was Snatch, firstly because it is the follow-up to the much-acclaimed Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Barrels and secondly, because it is directed by Madonna's latest significant other. Despite the hype, the movie lives up to expectations.

The plot is hard to follow but centers on two petty gangsters who get involved in a diamond robbery. However, the characters are more important than the plot, and some of them are particularly memorable. Brad Pitt, in a performance worthy of an Oscar, plays an Irish boxer who speaks a language that sounds like English but is completely incomprehensible. Then there's the top boss, one of the meanest villains in the history of the movies, who feeds his enemies to his pigs. Last, but not least, the talented English soccer player, Vinnie Jones plays a hard man who nevertheless still manages to win our sympathy.

In many ways, Snatch is like a Tarantino movie. Strange camera angles, convoluted plot, and violence with humor, it's rock and roll movies at their best. Savagely violent but savagely funny, it's a movie that is definitely worth seeing. It's a triumph of contemporary movie-making, backed up by a great soundtrack and some great acting.

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