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Snatch 2000 |
Review by Jonathan Cornwell |
Directed by Guy Ritchie
R, 104 min. (violence, language, brief nudity) |
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Starring: Benicio Del Toro, Dennis Farina, Vinnie Jones, Brad Pitt, Rade Serbedzija, Jason Statham, Alan Ford, Mike Reid, Jason Flemyng, Stephen Graham
Producers: Matthew Vaughn
Screenplay: Guy Ritchie
Cinematography: Tim Maurice-Jones
Distributor: Screen Gems
Released: 1.19.01 (Wide) |
Rating:
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Director Guy Ritchie returns to his movie niche about lowdown underworld gangsters trying to get out of
scrapes before they are waxed themselves. With his first effort a critically-acclaimed success
(Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Barrels), Ritchie basically throws the same formula at us while trying to
mix up a few more unfortunate twists for the main characters to deal with. It worked the first time
around, and for the most part, works again in this comical, yet violent follow-up.
The story revolves around an 84 karat diamond that has been stolen by a gangster (Del Toro) and other
players who seek the diamond themselves. The ensuing struggle to possess it shows us the lives of
several different players through their eyes while trying to secure the diamond. The players this time
around are a boxing promoter named Turkish (Jason Statham), who is trying to make up for not fixing a
fight the way it was supposed to turn out, cousin Avi (Dennis Farina), Boris the Blade
(Rade Serbedzija), crime boss Brick Top (Alan Ford), and Mickey (Brad Pitt). Mickey is a fighter who
plays an integral part in the resolution of the film.
The predictable chaos ensues and it seems as if Ritchie tries to "one-up" each scene as the story moves
along at a quick pace. It definitely holds your interest the entire film, although some of the gruesome
violence is overshadowed by the sadistic humor mixed in around the deaths.
You get the feeling you are watching a type of remake of Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Barrels, this
time with a bigger cast and budget to boot. I guess that's its greatest strength and weakness at the
same time. But overall, it's an entertaining picture if you can get through some of the unnecessary
violence.
© 2001 Jonathan Cornwell
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 | Masterpiece - Film perfection |
| Excellent - A Must See |
| Good - Highly Recommended |
| Fair - Worth seeing |
| Average - Viewable, but not recommended |
| Below average - View at own risk |
| Poor - Avoid at all costs |
| Very poor - An embarassment to the film industry |
| Zero | Awful - One of the worst films ever made |
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