DVD Voice

Not knowing how to fully get the most out NetFlix (yet) I have ended up without a movie to watch. Fortunately for me I was loaned “Snatch” by a friend. Frankly, I hadn’t heard anything about the movie except that I noticed that it stars Dennis Farina, Jason Statham, and Brad Pitt, and is directed by Guy Ritchie (better known to me before this as the guy who married Madonna).

Guy Ritchie’s previous movie, Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Barrels is on my list to see … someday soon. Jason Statham of The Transporter [Transporter bluray], Benicio Del Toro (of The Usual Suspects [bluray] and Sin City), and Dennis Farina (of Get Shorty and Saving Private Ryan) and of course Brad Pitt (the Brad) were the only actors I knew.

For us Americans, some of us may have trouble with the British speech. There are some phrases that they like that may not make sense, and the accents are a little hard to hear, until you hear Brad Pitt open up with his mix of Gypsy and Irish! But this is a gem of a movie, essentially about a diamond hiest where Franky Four Fingers (Benicio Del Toro) steals an 86-karat diamond and is trying to transport it via London to eventually get it to Cousin Avi (Dennis Farina). Troubles ensue, of course, and Cousin Avi ends up flying to London to help sort the situation out.

At this point you begin to wonder whether this is a crime caper or a comedy, but it is so ridiculous of a movie (and I say that in a good way) that it literally defies definition. Just enjoy the ride.

Yes, language may be an issue for some, as would the violence, but it is an R-rated movie, so view it accordingly. As far as some of the eye-candy, for the ladies out there, Brad Pitt does this movie with several boxing and bare-knuckle fight sequences and as such is without his shirt a good deal of the time. I must say that seeing him makes me feel a little bit bad about myself because my abs look NOTHING like his. I have to work on that. And, the guys aren’t left out because there is a scene about Bullet-Tooth Tony (Vinnie Jones) where when he is being introduced there is 2 or 3 topless babes in the scene with very nice chests on display. Very perky and well-built. They aren’t on the screen long, but hey, you have a pause button. Ok, whew, I’m getting off subject.

The movie is hilarious if you’ll follow the story line which jumps about and is comically silly at times. For instance, three bungling burglars have gotten a dog from the gypsies and are keeping it. To quieten the dog they give it a chew toy which the dog proceeds to eat and in subsequent scenes the dog squeaks as it is petted or breathes!

There is equal opportunity offending going on all around, and you should take the derogatory remarks for the humor or ironicly at the unenlightened characters - just enjoy it. For instance the gypsies are run through the mud and talked about and shown in poor lights at times, but it is hilarious the way these characters on the screen react to what happens around them, how they deal with the other characters and conduct business, and in the end is neat to see how they get back at everyone.

I really loved the part where Vinnie Jones noticed that the robbers attempting to stick him up with their “replica” firearms had the word replica plainly visible on their guns. And when Tommy threw Turkish’s (Jason Statham) milk out of the car window it sets off a chain reaction of events is really cool, especially when you weren’t fully aware at the time what happened.

All in all, if you aren’t easily offended, I’d recommend that you see this one. It is a fun ride, good for some popcorn and an evening of silliness. I will watch again sometime soon.