Snatch Critic Reviews

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Rolling Stone | Peter TraversAdd Critic to Favorites

Ritchie's got something all his own: a go-for-broke energy that cuts through the cliches of the crime genre.Read the full review

USA Today | Susan WloszczynaAdd Critic to Favorites

All about macho my-weapon-is-bigger-than-your-weapon posturing and far-fetched coincidences that slam together in an entertaining rush.Read the full review

Los Angeles Times | Kenneth TuranAdd Critic to Favorites

Even if it's not quite as lighter than air as its predecessor, Snatch remains a lethal diversion.Read the full review

Washington Post | Desson ThomsonAdd Critic to Favorites

Although the plot is crucial, it's the interaction among characters that makes Snatch percolate. Ritchie knows when to stop and smell the comedy.Read the full review

Wall Street Journal | Joe MorgensternAdd Critic to Favorites

Mr. Ritchie is back with more of the same in his second feature, a comedy called "Snatch" that's a sort of lethal pinball machine in which even more picturesque characters bounce from pillage to post.Read the full review

The New York Times | A.O. ScottAdd Critic to Favorites

Mr. Ritchie seems to be stepping backward when he should be moving ahead.Read the full review

Chicago Sun-Times | Roger EbertAdd Critic to Favorites

Follows the "Lock, Stock" formula so slavishly it could be like a new arrangement of the same song.Read the full review

San Francisco Chronicle | Mick LaSalleAdd Critic to Favorites

There's talent here, but for directing, not writing. If Ritchie wants to last, he's going to have to allow somebody else to write his screenplays.Read the full review

Entertainment Weekly | Lisa SchwarzbaumAdd Critic to Favorites

Guy Ritchie's second feature, is a faux tough caper modeled lock, stock, kit, and caboodle on his earlier film ''Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels.''Read the full review

Boston Globe | Jay CarrAdd Critic to Favorites

One could argue that ''Lock, Stock'' and Snatch are essentially the same movie - crime comedies marked by an outlandish visual style. Which raises the question of whether Ritchie has the range to do anything else.Read the full review

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