SNATCH

2001

After what I would consider a disappointing 2000, 2001 starts off with a bang. Director and Madonna boy toy Guy Ritchie gives us Pulp Fiction on crack. Brad Pitt, Benecio Del Toro, Dennis Farnia and a host of others star in this film about jewel thieves, boxers, mobsters, thugs and a squeaky dog that all get mixed in a diamond heist. It's fast, furious, funny, and quite violent. I cannot remember the last movie I saw that used the "F" word this much. Ritchie goes with an MTV style with a gritty look and lots of sharp editing that helps keep the pace of the film going strong. There is nothing bad I can say- I loved it!

4.5 Stars

CDF

If you enjoyed Guy Ritchie's first film, "Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels," then you'll certainly enjoy this one.....it's the same film! However, "Snatch" is funnier; the plot, confusing as it is, is nevertheless much clearer than the first film; the strange dialects are easier to understand; having Brad Pitt in the film as the mumbling gypsy was a definite asset; the squeaking dog is funnier than the dog in "There's Something About Mary;" the characters, and they ARE characters, are better defined; even the bloody, violent scenes are more tolerable. This film is not for everyone, but if you enjoy the genre...goofy, mobster, heist-film...then you'll surely enjoy "Snatch."

4 Stars

NJB