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Snatch (2001)

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Reviews Counted: 133

Fresh: 95

Rotten:38

Average Rating: 6.4/10

Consensus: This movie is very similar in plot, style, and characters to Guy Richie's previous work, Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels. However, Snatch stands on its own as stylish, plot-twisting, frenetic entertainment. Also, Brad Pitt puts in a very good performance.

Rated: R [See Full Rating] for strong violence, language and some nudity

Runtime: 1 hr 43 mins

Genre: Comedies

Theatrical Release: Jan 19, 2001 Wide

Box Office: $30,093,107

Synopsis: A diamond heist gone helter-skelter, the rough and tumble world of bare knuckle boxing, a colorful Irish gypsy and...a dog. Writer-director Guy Ritchie’s highly anticipated Snatch is a rollicking ride through London’s gangster world,... A diamond heist gone helter-skelter, the rough and tumble world of bare knuckle boxing, a colorful Irish gypsy and...a dog. Writer-director Guy Ritchie’s highly anticipated Snatch is a rollicking ride through London’s gangster world, the bustling diamond district and a rowdy gypsy camp.

Diamond thief and courier Franky Four Fingers (Benicio Del Toro) arrives in London en route to New York to deliver a huge diamond to boss Avi (Dennis Farina). In his mission to offload smaller stones to Avi’s cousin, Doug 'The Head' (Mike Reid) and other local Hatton Garden jewellers, he is tempted into placing a bet on an illegal boxing bout by Boris 'The Blade' (Rade Sherbedgia). Little does he know that Boris has set him up - and local pawnshop owners Vinny (Robbie Gee) and Sol (Lennie James), along with their rather plump getaway driver, Tyrone (Ade) are to rob him at the bookies.

Meanwhile, novice unlicensed boxing promoters Turkish (Jason Statham) and his business partner Tommy (Stephen Graham) move into the 'big time' through a fight with local kingpin villain, boxing promoter and pig farm owner, Brick Top (Alan Ford). But when the novice’s fighter is knocked out by Mickey O’Neil (Brad Pitt), a wildcard Irish gypsy boxer, the boys convince him to fight in their boxer’s place in Brick Top’s rigged match.

Unfortunately, Mickey proves to be highly unreliable and the duo find themselves in trouble as the fearless fighter refuses to "go down in the fourth" as planned. Luckily, the gypsy’s prowess and technique impress Brick Top -- saving all three from the fate of his pig farm. The catch is Mickey has to fight again -- and has to get it right this time -- since Brick Top more than happy to use brutality and bloodshed to make his point.

In New York, news that Franky has been waylaid by the bookies sends Avi into a tailspin and he and his henchman hop on a plane to London. They hire local legend, 'Bullet Tooth' Tony (Vinnie Jones) to find Franky and the diamond. The sorry fate of the diamond courier is soon discovered and the hunt for the missing stone launches everyone into a madcap spiral which threatens to spin out of control...

Double-crossing, double bluffing and double-dealing abound as various parties pursue personal agendas -- all of them illegal, some of them farcical and most of them destined to end in blood, pain and retribution. As plans go haywire and tempers fray, dogs, diamonds, caravans, boxers and assorted weaponry get swept up into a chaotic free-for all... [More]

Starring: Benicio Del Toro, Dennis Farina, Brad Pitt, Rade Sherbedgia

Starring: Benicio Del Toro, Dennis Farina, Brad Pitt, Rade Sherbedgia, Vinnie Jones, Jason Statham, Mike Reid, Robbie Gee, Lennie James, Ade, Alan Ford

Director: Guy Ritchie

Director: Guy Ritchie
Screenwriter: Guy Ritchie
Producer: Matthew Vaughn
Composer: John Murphy
Studio: Sony Pictures Entertainment

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Jan 3, 2006

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DVD Features:

  • 2-Disc Set
  • Anamorphic - 1.85
  • Full Frame - 1.33

Audio:

  • Dolby Digital 5.1 - English
  • Dolby Surround Sound - French
  • Subtitles - English - Closed Captioning
  • Subtitles - English, French, Pikey - Optional

Additional Release Material:

  • Audio Commentary - Guy Ritchie - Director, Matthew Vaughn - Producer
  • Behind the Scenes - "Making SNATCH"
  • Deleted Scenes
  • Trailers - 1. TV Spots
  • 2. Theatrical Trailers

Interactive Features:

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  • Weblinks - Direct Link to Official Website

Additional Product:

  • Bonus CD Premium
  • Collectible Scrapbook
  • Poker Kit - Playing Cards and Dealer Chip

Reviews for Snatch

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Of the ensemble, only Pitt truly shows his class, delivering an amusing yet emotive performance amongst a group of actors who -- at best -- are pandering to laddish culture.

Full Review Source: Channel 4 Film | comment 1 Comment
04/15/08
Channel 4 Film
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Ritchie may be skilled at generating controlled chaos, but his surprise-a-minute strategy ultimately holds no surprises.

Full Review Source: Chicago Reader | comment Comment
04/15/08
Lisa Alspector
Chicago Reader
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It's a twisting, witty, and wise crime-boxing story about the hunt for a huge diamond and a prizefighter who can't take a fall.

Full Review Source: Combustible Celluloid | comment Comment
05/26/06
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Combustible Celluloid
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Ritchie's follow-up to Lock, Stock is an even more craftily concocted underworld entertainment, helped no end by the casting of Pitt as the bare-knuckle boxer Mickey.

Full Review Source: Time Out | comment Comment
02/09/06
Wally Hammond
Time Out
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...an ideal follow-up to writer/director Guy Ritchie's debut effort, Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels.

Full Review Source: Reel Film Reviews | comment Comment
01/15/06
David Nusair
Reel Film Reviews
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Snatch is a full-throttle comedic crime caper that more than resembles Lock, Stock... yet remains a rollicking good time in its own right.

Full Review Source: Film Threat | comment Comment
12/06/05
Michael Dequina
Film Threat
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Madonna's husband is a dervish in the editing room, and he's not ashamed to have nicked most of the conventions of American noir.

Full Review Source: Arkansas Democrat-Gazette | comment Comment
01/29/05
Philip Martin
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
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Fortunately, the drop in entertainment value from one Ritchie film to the next isn’t as steep as the drop in originality.

Full Review Source: Northwest Herald (Crystal Lake, IL) | comment Comment
01/10/05
Jeffrey Westhoff
Northwest Herald (Crystal Lake, IL)
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It's rather like the favorite pastime of this movie's villain ... throwing wild dogs into a pit and watching them fight until there's only one left standing.

Full Review Source: Looking Closer | comment Comment
12/06/04
Jeffrey Overstreet
Looking Closer
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This is a swift, sharp picture that pleases the senses on all levels, ranging from the visual to the aural, the linguistic, and yes even the intellectual.

Full Review Source: IGN Movies | comment Comment
02/10/04
Spence D.
IGN Movies
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There's just not a lot of fun to be had here. The plot is too convoluted, too filled with double-reversals and twists for us to turn our brains off, relax and watch Guy Ritchie's kinetic visual style.

Full Review Source: Film Blather | comment Comment
05/22/03
Eugene Novikov
Film Blather
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Snatch, while somewhat hard to follow, represents a fascinating study in character interaction and complex plot development.

Full Review Source: Film Quips Online | comment Comment
02/08/03
John R. McEwen
Film Quips Online
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Full Review Source: Film Threat | comment Comment
12/08/02
Film Threat
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What we have here is a gaudy mess. At times it feels like it's being made up as it goes along.

Full Review Source: Sight and Sound | comment Comment
12/02/02
Xan Brooks
Sight and Sound
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Writer-director Guy Ritchie might as well have added subtitles saying, 'Take that, Quentin Tarantino!'

Full Review Source: Cincinnati Enquirer | comment Comment
10/15/02
Margaret A. McGurk
Cincinnati Enquirer
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This may be one of the hazardous offshoots of the music-video-trained generation of moviemakers; they confuse a diet of eye candy with a full meal.

Full Review Source: New York Magazine | comment Comment
09/26/02
Peter Rainer
New York Magazine
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All the Tarantino trademarks, basically, except that it's not nearly as enjoyable, inventive or clever.

Full Review Source: Montreal Film Journal | comment Comment
09/10/02
Kevin N. Laforest
Montreal Film Journal
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Ritchie's command of the visual medium is so skillful, his criminals so memorable and his writing so undeniably entertaining, that it's a wasted criticism to try and intellectually dissect [his] movies.

Full Review Source: Lawrence Journal-World | comment Comment
09/07/02
Jon Niccum
Lawrence Journal-World
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A twisty, fun and high energy, if not particularly groundbreaking... de facto sequel to Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels.

Full Review Source: Entertainment Today | comment Comment
09/04/02
Brent Simon
Entertainment Today
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Most of the people we meet have names like Boris the Blade, Gorgeous George or Doug the Head; as you might suspect, none of them are likely to be found taking high tea at Harrods.

Full Review Source: Kalamazoo Gazette | comment Comment
06/10/02
James Sanford
Kalamazoo Gazette
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