Lock Stock one-upped, in any sense

Rating: Null/10 (1 September 2000)

On the strength of single viewing my comments my be a bit chaotic, but so was the film. In the best possible sense, that is. Guy Ritchie goes one better with this one. "Snatch" retreads exactly the same routes as in his previous effort: criminal underachievers vs hilariously sinister kingpins with farcical poetic justice madly flying around.
He utilizes cautiously the benefits of a larger budget and a flashier cast to commendable effect. The creative casting excats the initial smile, from then on the excitement goes from strength to strength. The flow of ridiculously implausible twists of LOCK STOCK, is balanced here by genuinely sinister ones.
Although some criticism may be mounted against Ritchie for offering nothing new stylisticly and storywise, it will only hold until the first minutes after you've taken your seat in the theatre.
8/10