Guide Note

Guy Ritchie's Snatch is an ironic comedy featuring intertwining stories of the London underworld. It stars Jason Statham as a boxing promoter, Brad Pitt as a confusing traveling boxer and Benicio Del Toro as thief Frankie Four Fingers.

Fast Facts

1. Written and directed by: Guy Ritchie
2. Produced by: Matthew Vaughn
3. Starring: Jason Statham, Stephen Graham, Brad Pitt and Benicio Del Toro
4. Editor: Jon Harris
5. Budget: $10 million
6. U.S. Box Office: $30 million

Jason Statham plays Turkish, a boxing promoter whose star boxer is injured, leaving Turkish with money owed to the local crime boss. At the same time, several other gangsters are chasing a diamond stolen by Frankie Four Fingers. The diamond acts a the film's MacGuffin, a plot variable that advances the plot. The two stories intertwine in several ways by the film's end, notably when Turkish accidentally finds the diamond.

The film earned a 71% rating on Rotten Tomatoes, but is often crticized for its stylistic resemblance to Ritchie's previous film, Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels. Brad Pitt received substantial critical praise based on his slightly offbeat "Pikey" character. Snatch is ranked as #166 on the IMDb Top 250.