Crime comedy from a fresh perspective

Rating: 10/10 (31 July 2006)

I must first admit that I've seen this film close to 20 times. I never get tired of seeing it (I'm starting to understand pikey!!). The characters are memorable, the script un-Hollywood, the humour sharp, and the directorial genius of Guy Ritchie is evident. There are slow motion shots, split-screens, and all kinds of other orthodox film-making techniques. These, together with beautifully written dialogues, great performances (Especially Del Toro, Farina, Ford, Pitt, Graham....I could go on forever), and the great integration of different story lines come together to make one helluva flick. Well done Mr Ritchie (or is that Mr Madonna??? heck, I'll just call you Susan if you want!) Having seen both Lock, stock....and Snatch, I'd say snatch just takes it at the finish, literally.