Excellent film

Rating: 8/10 (11 April 2012)

Well acted, well directed and well written. Snatch entertains the viewer from beginning to end with a storyline that twists and turns, humour and plenty of action. A strong cast including Brad Pitt, Jason Statham and Vinnie Jones are all prominent and give strong performances. While Statham and Jones basically play the same character in this film and others like it (Lock Stock) Pitt shows his acting range by excellently portraying an Irish traveller. As an Irish person myself I felt the accent was a small bit off but it was certainly a very good attempt. Of course, this accent would have been difficult to perfect for any actor but Pitt makes an excellent stab at it and his mannerisms are spot on.
The in-your-face nature of this film is appealing and its quick paced scenes and dialogue keep the viewer interested from start to finish. Confrontations between the Irish travellers and the English gangsters are funny and well written as are the escapades of the three amateur criminals Vinny, Sol and Tyrone and their dog.
Overall the film is well produced and the exciting plot keeps you guessing until the end. 8/10