Fun but way overrated

Rating: 6/10 (29 July 2001)

As a caper movie, Snatch is excellent, but Madonna's hubby Guy Ritchie, at least IMHO, tries to get way to artsy in his cinematography and storytelling, sometimes to the point of confusion. The way he often bleeds timelines of the various characters both together and apart was done much more effectively in The Limey than it was here (though the car accident sequence was handled very well).
Brad Pitt leads the cast as the odd-speaking Piker, and both his and the ensemble's acting is superb. My only complaint in terms of the actors was the relatively small role that Benecio Del Toro had.
This film is definitely worth a watch (see it on DVD so you can turn on the subtitles so you can understand Brad Pitt).