If you don’t know what “nemesis” means, or think you do, wait until you see the movie that redefined the crime genre. Back in the year 2000, Guy Ritchie Creator of gems like ‘RocknRolla’ and ‘Sherlock Holmes’, and currently sweeping Netflix with his testosterone-filled series ‘The Gentlemen’, he married the queen of pop in a marriage that would last eight years. Precisely for this reason, Madonna He was encouraged to include a topic in the movie his partner was cooking. ‘Snatch‘, in its original title, was the second feature film by Ritchie, a filmmaker who is already synonymous with fun like others like Matthew Vaughnproducer of the film that fulfilled one of Brad Pitt’s wishes.
When the American actor approached Guy Ritchie, he was already a well-known face for his work in films such as ‘Interview with the vampire‘ (N. Jordan, 1994) or ‘seven‘ (D. Fincher, 1995). However, fame was not an impediment for Brad Pitt asked him for a role in his film, since he was a big fan of ‘Lock and Stock’ (1998) and was dying to work with him. For his second work, Ritchie would reintroduce the themes, aesthetics and even actors that made that debut film an authentic feast of action. And it worked again. Of course, when the filmmaker told the actor that he would play a boxer, Pitt was worried. Turns out, as I just rolled ‘Fight club‘ (D. Fincher, 1999), he didn’t want to pigeonhole himself into that type of role. Luckily he finally accepted, because the result was one of Brad Pitt’s best movies.
The plot is summarized in a thief with a goal: bring a diamond to your boss. During the journey he makes a stop in London, where he is persuaded to bet on an illegal boxing match before discovering the deception that some lenders had prepared for him. In ‘Snatch’, the ensemble cast duels in a delirious and violent exercise of action, with large doses of black mood that both filmmakers and Quentin Tarantino or Danny Boyle. In addition to directing, Guy Ritchie has written the script (and a cameo!) for a story starring diamonds, thugs, hired thugs and an Irish Traveler embroidered by Brad Pitt. Together with him, Benicio del Toro, Jason StathamStephen Graham, Alan Ford, Dennis Farina or a dog with peculiar cravings come together in this bloodbath.
The premiere of ‘Snatch’ was a hit at the box office, widely considered Guy Ritchie’s best work (or one of them). Brad Pitt’s character and indecipherable speech resulted in a complex character, who not only could not be understood by the public but it also could not be understood by the characters in the film themselves. In addition to the accents, a decisive aspect of the story occurs in the dark comedy, mixed with ingredients as effective as fast dialogue and a very interesting character study. The soundtrack It was recorded by different musicians according to Ritchie’s instructions, which included the best of the English music scene. In addition to Madonna, the film runs to the rhythm of bands like Mass Attack or Oasis.
“Although not as brilliant as its predecessor, ‘Snatch’ is still lethal fun“, commented Kenneth Turan in his review for the Los Angeles Times. Without a doubt, the thuggish and harsh atmosphere serves as an iron bridge between crimes and laughter. For things like this, “Ritchie possesses something in his own right: a risky energy that breaks through among the topics of crime genre“, said Peter Travers in an article in Rolling Stone. In 2017, the success of the film turned those initial 99 minutes into two seasons of the eponymous series headed by Rupert Grint, which was later joined by Spaniards such as Ursula CorberoTristán Ulloa or Fran Perea.
‘Snatch’ is available in the catalog Netflix until the day April 30th.
Caught between music and cinema, from Vigo she came to Madrid to study Journalism and Audiovisual Communication at the Carlos III University. Legend has it that she preferred to skip classes to go to a premiere although, if you ask her, she will deny it.
She came to the Fotogramas editorial office as an intern, after delving into music and film journalism, collaborating in media such as Milana magazine. She has interviewed personalities such as Jonás Trueba or Irene Escolar and her most valuable asset is a guitar pick. She lives in love with Phoebe Waller-Bridge and Nora Ephron. If you can’t find her, she’ll be watching some Kurosawa movie. It doesn’t matter when you read this.
