Every diamond has a flaw...

Rating: 7/10 (30 August 2000)

As far as crime capers go, Snatch certainly delivers the goods, if often in a rather disappointingly average way. However director Guy Ritchie does justice to relatively simple idea of a stolen diamond passing between the slippery hands of vicious and incompetent thieves. Almost a Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels in reverse the plot is at first complicated but soon straightens itself out for many impressive twists of narrative and comedy sidelines. Vinnie Jones is largely wasted in a very good role while many of the attempts at humorous banter appear unrehearsed and consequently pretty lame.
A solid ensemble piece, Brad Pitt should be highlighted for his consistently funny Irish gypsy and Mike Reid excels himself. Very good but not worthy of the adoration that will inevitably be heaped upon it.