"I f***ing hate pikeys!"

Rating: Null/10 (11 July 2003)

I have seen both LOCK STOCK and SNATCH and I have to say that in my opinion, although LOCK STOCK is a great movie, SNATCH is the better of the two.
Once again, Guy Ritchie presents his viewers with a large and colourful ensemble of characters, all of whom become entwined in a plot involving a stolen diamond, a bare-knuckle boxing match and a very badly behaved dog. Jason Statham, Vinnie Jones and Alan Ford all return from LOCK STOCK, this time playing different characters.

Ford, who was the bartender and the uncredited narrator of LOCK STOCK is truly menacing as ruthless gang boss Brick Top, who favours using hungry pigs to dispose of corpses. Good performances are also given by Statham, Jones, Brad Pitt (who seems to have perfected his Irish accent at last), Dennis Farina (playing a character not unlike his character of Ray Bones in GET SHORTY) and Rade Sherbedgia. Humour is also provided by Lennie James, Robbie Gee and Ade as a trio of incompetent hoodlums.
The story is mostly very funny, but with quite a bit of seriousness in it as well. SNATCH is a brilliant film and certainly worth watching. I give it 10/10!