Wonderfully Written, Superbly Acted

Rating: 10/10 (19 January 2001)

Ever since the first time I saw the trailer for "Snatch", I was intrigued. It looked witty, fast, and very entertaining. When I finally saw the film, that's exactly what I got; I was hit in the face with a 400lb gorilla of wildly entertaining fun right from the start.
Brad Pitt's character, Micky, is extremely well written and very well played. Dennis Farina hasn't been this good in years; it was like the part of Avi was written just for him. This may sound a bit on the wild side, but the dog's scenes were some of the best in the film. It's almost as if he had a humans brain, and could take acting cues right along with the rest of the cast.
Richie has managed to balance the entire cast nearly perfectly; no one character dominates the screen. This is evident even in the plot(or should I say plots). Many times when a film tries to balance two plots, there's always one that stands out in your mind. This isn't the case with "Snatch". The main plot and sub-plot mesh together perfectly, without one overpowering the other.
It's not the greatest film to ever grace the big screen, but with the superb writing, the monstrous acting, and the fast-paced flow, "Snatch" will be one of the year's big hits. I loved it. :)
9/10
-Khabal