Brilliant from start to finish

Rating: 10/10 (5 February 2006)

Once in a while you encounter a movie which rings no bells and rises no expectations. You just sit and watch it hoping it won't suck. Snatch, to me, was one of those movies and BOY have I enjoyed it. Sure ... it's violent but I like that sometimes.
This movie has an excellent plot, trend setting camera-work and editing, a multitude of brilliant actors doing even better acting, several compelling stories asynchronously intertwining and above all ... large chunks of well placed humor. The only thing that lacks in this movie (thank God) is romance.
The characters in the movie are very believable caricatures of people that, all in their own way, live life avoiding the law. In Snatch these characters (with hilarious nick names) get to develop fully since the law doesn't show itself until the very last moments of the movie. Until that time theft, murder, betrayal, brotherhood, fighting but above all British humor roam freely through the story.
Brad Pitt does what he does best in this movie and entertains the audience with a masterpiece of acting. Vinnie Jones establishes himself as an icon almost equal to Jules Winnfield (Samuel L. Jackson) in Pulp Fiction. Jason Statham does his most enjoyable acting ever. I could rave on about this movie but if you haven't seen it and you really like an action-packed knockout from the unexpected corner; watch this one!