Snatch (2000)

Release date: 2000-09-01
Country: UK|USA
Language: English|Russian
Director: Guy Ritchie
Production Co: Columbia Pictures, SKA Films
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Rating: 8.3/10
Length: 1h 44min

Storyline

Turkish and his close friend/accomplice Tommy get pulled into the world of match fixing by the notorious Brick Top. Things get complicated when the boxer they had lined up gets badly beaten by Mickey, a 'pikey' ( slang for an Irish Gypsy)- who comes into the equation after Turkish, an unlicensed boxing promoter wants to buy a caravan off the Irish Gypsies. They then try to convince Mickey not only to fight for them, but to lose for them too. Whilst all this is going on, a huge diamond heist takes place, and a fistful of motley characters enter the story, including 'Cousin Avi', 'Boris The Blade', 'Franky Four Fingers' and 'Bullet Tooth Tony'. Things go from bad to worse as it all becomes about the money, the guns, and the damned dog.

Plot Keywords

fight, diamond, boxer, narrated by character, cockney accent, heist, irish, boxing, american in the uk, one word title, accidental shooting, organized crime, title ends with period, cult film, accidental killing, hunting, loss of mother, machine gun, severed finger, shot in the chest

Short Review

With this morbidly bouncy black comedy Ritchie finds a sneaky way to avoid sophomore slump: by passing his freshman tests all over again. And now for something completely different, please.