Guy Ritchie does British movies like no-one else

Rating: 9/10 (14 June 2010)

Snatch the second film which Guy Ritchie made is basically a bigger budget remake of Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels... however that is not a bad thing considering how good Lock Stock is.
Right from the start with Turkish introducing all the other characters and the shot of Turkish and Tommy sitting across the table it is obvious exactly who directed the film and that obviously makes Guy Ritchie an auteur.
The film is a fantastic mix of comedy, violence and swearing that are at the heart of proper British films, and from the start was laughing and enthralled in the drama and the twists and turns in the plot that happen in a way which is totally unpredictable and ironic in so many ways.
The performances are all very good but I have to say in this film Brad Pitt shows what a fantastically diverse actor he is and if before the film I would never have believed the Brad Pitt could play a Gypsy as convincingly as he did and his performance as to be the stand out.
As I say the only downside would probably that being such a big fan of Lock Stock parts of this movie seemed almost too similar which is a shame really because if I hadn't seen the former this film would be like nothing else I've ever seen and would probably getting a rating of 9 or maybe even 10 like Lock Stock.
Snatch a fantastic British film by a fantastic British director and is thoroughly enjoyable.
8/10