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| The adventures of Albert (Pasqualino), Billy (Laviscount), and Charlie (Grint) are fun, just don't expect anything groundbreaking. |
The Basics:
Who made it? Alex
De Rakoff (creator, writer), David Harris Kline (writer), Lawrence Gough,
Nicholas Renton, Geoffrey Sax (directors)
Who’s in it? Rupert
Grint, Luke Pasqualino, Lucien Laviscount, Marc Warren, Stephanie Leonidas, and
others you haven’t heard of.
Synopsis:
A group of up-and-coming hustlers who stumble upon a truck-load of stolen gold
bullion are suddenly thrust into the high-stakes world of organized crime. Trailer.
Inspired
by the Guy Ritchie film of the same name, Snatch
provides nothing new to any fan of Ritchie’s films or the low life criminals
trying get-rich-quick schemes genre. It thinks it’s much more clever, stylish,
and funny than it really is. And it’s been over-edited to death - most of the
slo-mo shots, quick pans/zooms, and whooshing
sound effects add nothing to the actual story or characters. But hey, I guess it
makes it look cool? Despite all these negatives, Snatch still entertains. If you’re a fan of comedy/crime movies, it’ll
be enjoyable enough. The show never takes itself seriously, the plot moves
quickly along, has a good soundtrack, and has some fun performances (particularly
Rupert Grint’s).
Like
I said in the title, Snatch is like
just eating the icing off a cake. It has some good surface elements, and is
enjoyable enough. But if you’re looking for any real depth or meaning (i.e. the
actual cake), you should probably look elsewhere.
Side
note: Snatch is an original series
from Crackle, a completely free streaming service. Like, you can just go watch
it right now, no signing up or anything.
Scene of the season: The gold heist scene is actually a pretty great scene. It’s
inventive and fun and thrilling. It’s also in the first episode, and Snatch doesn’t really match in the next
9 episodes.
My Rating: 5/10
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