This was a really freaking good movie. Directed by Guy Ritchie, Snatch is one of those British crime-comedys filled with crazy characters and general hilarity while still retaining the air of dark underworld seriousness. The plot circles around two plot lines: one involving people trying to get their hands on an 86 karat diamond, and the other following two underground boxing promoters (one of whom is Jason Statham). It's a little hard to follow at first, especially because its all in a British accent, complete with slang and jibber and all that, but it's some of the best film I've seen in a while.
By far the best character is Mickey who is a Gypsy bare-knuckle boxing champion known as the "One Punch Machine Gun", played by Brad Pitt. The boxing scenes are freaking awesome, especially the final one. You'll have to see the movie on your own though. Overall Snatch is just a really great movie: theres comedy, eccentric characters, hilarious events (one event comes to mind, one of the three jewelry store owners fires off the replica handgun inside the car to prove they work, blowing the windows out and pissing everyone off) I'd recommend watching it twice though, you get a lot more out of it. To put a rating on it, id say 9/10
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This movie is WINNER.
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