good film but somewhat overrated

Rating: 8/10 (5 December 2001)

If you have seen Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels than you will know what to expect from writer/director Guy Ritchie's latest gangster flick. The plot revolves around a stolen diamond and involves a rigged boxing mach, a group of hapless crooks, and a dog that can swallow just about any thing. Most of the cast in Snatch was present in Lock Stock and features great performances from British actors that are practically unknown in North America. The exception to this is the film's big American star Brad Pitt, who is quite funny as an Irish/English gypsy with an accent that no one can seem to understand. When Lock Stock came out Guy Ritchie was immediately compared to Quentin Tarantino, and with Snatch that seems even more evident. In a sense Snatch is like Tarantino's Jackie Brown, not as edgy or bloody as his previous but more mature with a greater focus on plot and characters. I don't know whether I liked this better than Lock Stock or not, they are both very entertaining films and I gave them both 4 stars, but if you could only see one, see Snatch its a fun movie.