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Writer and director Guy Ritchie followed up his acclaimed Lock, Sock and Two Smoking Barrels with another witty, British based, gangster comedy, Snatch. The movie offers everything the viewer could want: boxing, two dimwitted pawnshop owners, a getaway driver and a hit man with personality.

The movie follows a cast of characters as all of their lives are turned upside down when an 86-carat diamond finds its way to London. The characters aren’t all directly involved with the carat until the end of the movie when they all cross each other’s paths in a giant Tarantino-esque mess near the end of the movie.

Snatch features brilliant performances by Jason Statham, who plays a boxing manager, and Vinnie Jones as a hit man who has a different approach to his job. But even with such a wide range of characters, the movie is stolen by Brad Pitt, who plays a gypsy named Mickey. Although Pitt rambles through the entire movie leaving the viewer without much of an understanding of what is being said, he is a hilariously-witty character and surprisingly likeable.

There are two main elements that make this film so great. The first, as already touched on, is the richness of the characters. Every character adds their own spice to the movie, making it a hodgepodge of personalities that build the brilliance of the film. Secondly, is the fast flowing dialogue between characters. The British wit is coming at you so fast and furious, it will take a couple of viewings to completely digest everything that is being said.

With two modern classics under his belt, there is no question to Guy Ritchie’s genius as both a writer and a filmmaker. There is a reason that Snatch remains a favorite movie of many; all it takes is one viewing to see why.