Snatch (2001)
Unscrupulous boxing promoters, violent bookmakers, a Russian gangster, incompetent amateur robbers and supposedly Jewish jewelers fight to track down a priceless stolen diamond.
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Obviously a Ritchie film this fast, rapidly edited crime caper is the perfect tonal mix of comedy and drama, the cast deliver great performances and the well crafted story comes to a fantastic head. Such a lively story 'Snatch' is a fantastic film
Mind you, I didn't hate this movie completely. There actually are some fun parts and a great performance by Brad Pitt. All the rest is a tiresome gangster comedy with little fantasy, mediocre dialogs and average to bad performances. While I usually defend Ritchie's bombastic style-over-substance philosophy, this time around he really bombed.
What i found most entertaining about this movie is that, like Pulp Fiction, it shows us many character arcs and how they are all related. Gangsters, gypsies, illegal boxing matches, diamond smuggling, etc. somehow merges into the same history and with Guy Richtie's over the top style, great soundtrack and awesome acting, it creates an unusual comedy worth watching again and again.
I get that at the time this came out, there weren't legions of such action packed convoluted rougher type comedies, but for crying out loud 'Lock' came out before this, by the same Guy Ritchie, and it was heaps better. If anything, strangely enough, it feels like Lock was the more mature film made some years later, not before.It's not as smooth in the action sequences, it's got too much talking that doesn't amount to much effect, pretty stupid braindead type dialog, supposedly witty but really completely forgettable banal lines, tries hard in many places; something like Brad Pitt's character was good in concept but honestly could've been much funnier in execution, they could've really made him sound hilarious when here he's just confusing to listen to.Where 'Lock' had lots of well incorporated subplots and micro-twists, this here gets overcomplicated too fast, too many characters, and the viewer can't be screwed to put in all that effort to remember insignificant details, as the film never makes it a point to warrant your full attention on every aspect of this very ordinary production. Too much focus demanded for far too little a reward.5.5/10.