I WANT MORE SNATCH!

Rating: 9/10 (2 February 2001)

I really liked this movie for every element that makes this genre of movie great. It had great intertwined plots, great dialogue, great acting, and one of the coolest and best twists at the end (even on par with the Sixth Sense).
I was a huge fan of Lock, Stock and personally I think it's the fans of that movie that are really going to appreciate this movie. If someone goes to this movie cold on Guy Ritchie they aren't going to find it as entertaining as someone familiar with Lock, Stock.
A lot of people are comparing this movie to Pulp Fiction and Reservoir Dogs, which I would take as a compliment if I were Ritchie, but eventhough Snatch has a few similaritites it is its own entity. I think just because it's a crime, neo-Nior flick automatically pegs Ritchie as a Tarantino wannabe (who would be better to model ones creative career after?) and I think that takes a lot away from Guy. He had an original twist and idea to a classic story, threw in some snazzy stylistic touches, and it's a winner.
The only beef I had with this movie was how little screen time Benicio Del Torro had. He was one of the main reasons I wanted to see this movie.