Guy Ritchie has done it again!

Rating: 10/10 (20 January 2001)

After such a classic piece of cinema, like "Lock, Stock...", you'd think the pressure of making his second full length film, might weigh down the plot or direction. I'm happy to say that Guy Ritchie has done it again, making a movie that will no doubt become a classic action film. Set in London, "Snatch" is the story of Turkish and Tommy, two unlicenced boxing promoters who get in trouble with a gangster named Brick Top. Turkish's boxer, Gorgeous George is supposed to go down in the 4th round but when Tommy and George got into some hot water with a group of gypsies led by Mickey O'Neil (Brad Pitt, in one of his best performances). George gets into a fight with Mickey and Mickey knocks George's lights into the next world. Turkish decides to substitute Mickey for George in the big fight but when Mickey doesn't go down in the 4th, Turkish and Tommy sink deeper into trouble.
In another plot line, jewish diamond thief, Franky Four Fingers (Benico Del Toro) steals a diamond "the size of a fist" and is then robbed buy 3 stupid jewelry wholesalers and their crazy gypsie dog. But they run into one small problem, the case with the stone in it is chained to Franky's arm, so they take Franky with them to meet the buyer, russian ex-KGB assassin, Boris the Blade. Back in the USA, Cousin Avi (Denis Farina, playing another foul mouthed mobster) finds out that Franky has been robbed and he won't get his giant diamond. Avi flies to London and must find his 86 karat stone with the help of Bullet Tooth Tony (Vinnie Jones) a man who took six bullets to the head and is still tickin'. He even had some of the bullets molded into teeth to replace the one's he lost. Sound complicated? Don't worry, it's not. With his brilliant directing style, Richie has made a movie that will make you laugh, cry and maybe even puke if you have a Really weak stomach. Plus some of the best boxing sequences filmed since "Raging Bull" Any way you slice it, "Snatch" is a winner! 10/10