Squeaky Keen

Rating: 8/10 (22 January 2001)

First off, let me state that the first time I saw Pulp Fiction, I thought it was "okay" (I later upgraded my opinion to "very good", but that's beside the point). I didn't think Reservoir Dogs was all that fabulous.
But I am a sucker for a good caper flick, and Snatch was that.
There were moments when it seemed like Snatch was straining, or trying too hard, but it succeeded in being good, stylish, fast, furious, and above all FUNNY. Even the moments when it seemed Richie was trying too hard managed to be witty and make me (as well as the rest of the audience) laugh. As a matter of fact, I haven't been in a theater where the audience was this spellbound in the past year++, and I haven't been to a movie that I haven't been able to preguess within the first 15 minutes in a very long while. That's the first thing you might realize about Snatch, after the credits start rolling -- it sneaks up on you -- you don't even realize that you haven't even TRIED to think about how it's going to end -- it just flies too fast, and too furious. It's no Usual Suspects, but it isn't trying to be. It earns a solid 8.5 in my book. See this movie. (And for those who are reading this while it is in the theaters, spend your money on this flick -- don't let Save the Last Dance, which is pure schlock, blow this one away in the earnings war).