More of the same, but you can't complain about that

Rating: 10/10 (22 January 2001)

During one of the first scenes of Snatch, I got worried. I was worried that Guy Ritchie was a fraud(well not so much a fraud as a fluke.) While Franky Four Fingers and his crew were stealing the diamond in question, Ritchie utilized this cheesy camera technique of zooming in real fast while turning it at an angle, I looked like a bad music video, or someone trying to look like Guy ritchie, and it looked way to polished)not to be confuded with good) Anyway, this turned out to be a misconception on my part, as the rest of the film blew me away. Ritchie is certainly a talented, even revolutionary filmmaker. I keep hearing alot from critics about how his movies have too many characters, the plotlines are too convoluted. I couldn't disagree more. Ritchie deftly rolls out story lines weaves them together, and keeps you guessing til the very end, all the while spewing out classic lines of dialogue. His frenetic pace, although not at all traditional among the film community, is representative of modern pop culture, and works magnificently if only you let it. Anyway, I can't believe anyone would have a problem with being exposed to all these great characters anyway, Ritchie truly has a knack for creating awesome, fleshed-out and altogether sordid characters. Even though some of the ones in Snatch were really just re-hashing of ones from Lock Stock, everyone has such an individual quality that makes them stand out on their own. Also, I really want to point out what a damn fine actor Alan Ford is, and that Brick Top is just about my favorite villain EVER.
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