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Twisted, Funny, Fun to watch
After seeing Fight Club, I gained a huge amount of respect for Brad Pitt. After hearing that he Benicio Del Toro (who I adore, see my Fear and Loathing review) were "starring" in Snatch, I was sucked into the theatre to see it. Up until that point, Fight Club had been my favorite movie, and now Guy Ritchie has bumped Fincher's work down a notch. Here's the good stuff: 1. The cinematography was spectacular through most of the movie, esp. the Cousin Avi/Concorde part, the Desert Eagle part, and of course the boxing scenes. 2. The soundtrack just plain worked. 3. Brad Pitt, proving once again that he is one of the most versatile actors on the screen. 4. The wheels-within-wheels plot style (which is becoming all the rage again with movies like Traffic, Lock Stock, and Go) 5. Wonderful acting by nearly everyone involved, even the minor characters. This is interesting considering that most of the cast had little to no acting experience. 6. The car scene 7. The intro Now, the few nit-picky complaints: 1. Too short. The first time you see the movie it seems 3 hours long. In reality, its only an hour and forty minutes. So much more could have been added in without slowing the movie down too much. 2. Some of the "main" characters don't get enough screen time, namely Doug the Head, and Frankie Four Fingers. 3. The deleted scenes on the DVD make you scratch your head wondering where Ritchie was originally going with some aspects of the plot. The Bottom Line: If you like British comedy, buy it. If you like twisted comedy, buy it. If you like Tarantino-style movies, buy it. ..., just plain buy it.

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Now this is a cool movie!
I bought the Snatch DVD without knowing what to expect. I had read mixed reviews for it, so I was a little concerned that I wouldn't enjoy it. But my worries were all for nothing. Snatch is an incredible movie. A great plot, amazing characters, and spectacular performances make this one of the best films I've ever seen. Brad Pitt, Rade Sherbadgia, Jason Statham, and Alan Ford give the four best performances as the almost intelligible gypsy bare knuckle boxer Mickey, the crooked Russian gun salesman Boris the Blade, boxing promoter Turkish, and ruthless gangster Brick Top, respectively. And the characters of Vinny, Sol, and Tyrone (the actors names fail me at the moment) will have you laughing constantly. The DVD has some pretty good special features, including some sweet deleted scenes. If you're a fan of cinema in general, buy Snatch. You won't be disappointed.

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Where's the snatch?
I thought from the title that this was a XXX porno flick. Silly me. Brad Pitt still spends the entire movie talking like he's got a tampon stuffed in each cheek (sort of like the cotton wads Marlon Brando used in The Godfather). Is this the way these people really talk? And I thought I had a speech impediment. I should start auditioning for parts in movies about Irish gypsies. Still, this was a pretty good flick and I'd actually give it 4.5 stars if I could. Big Bubba says go see it and don't Bogart the popcorn.