Snatch (2000)

“London. You know . . . fish, chips, cup o’ tea, bad food, worse weather, Mary fucking Poppins . . . London!”

Franky “Four-Fingers” (Benicio del Toro), a professional thief and compulsive gambler, steals a massive diamond in Antwerp and travels to London to deliver it to New York-based jewel broker Cousin Avi (Dennis Farina).

But Franky is lured into making a side-bet on an illegal boxing match by Boris “The Blade” (Rade Šerbedžija), a treacherous Russian arms dealer who secretly wants the diamond for himself.

Boris hires a trio of highly incompetent, small-time pawn-shop robbers – Vinny, Sol, and their getaway driver Tyrone – to intercept Franky at a bookie’s office, kicking off a chaotic chain reaction.

When Franky goes missing, an enraged Cousin Avi flies from New York to London and hires a legendary, seemingly unkillable underworld enforcer named “Bullet-Tooth” Tony (Vinnie Jones) to help find Franky and the stone.

Simultaneously, small-time arcade owner and illegal boxing promoter “Turkish” (Jason Statham) and his bumbling partner Tommy (Stephen Graham) find themselves in deep trouble. Their original fighter is severely hospitalised after getting into a fight with Mickey O’Neil (Brad Pitt), a fast-talking, bare-knuckle boxing champion belonging to a community of Irish Travellers (“pikies”).

Desperate for a replacement, Turkish recruits Mickey to step into the ring for Brick Top (Alan Ford) – a terrifying, ruthless mob boss who runs the underground boxing circuit and is infamous for feeding his enemies to his pigs.

Brick Top bets heavily on the fight and demands that Mickey deliberately take a dive in the fourth round and throw the match.

Mickey agrees but accidentally knocks out his opponent with a single, devastating punch, costing Brick Top a fortune. Infuriated, Brick Top threatens to slaughter Turkish, Tommy, and Mickey’s entire family unless Mickey fights again and throws the rematch.

The two independent plots crash together at Brick Top’s bookies. A chaotic cycle of betrayals follows.

Boris the Blade successfully steals the diamond from the amateur robbers, only to be tracked down and killed by Bullet-Tooth Tony.

The amateur robbers then cross paths with Tony and accidentally kill him during a chaotic getaway.

Brick Top eventually ambushes the amateur robbers, seizes the diamond for himself, and uses the threat of his pig farm to keep everyone in line.

The film builds to a dramatic finale centred on Mickey’s high-stakes rematch.

To ensure compliance, Brick Top has his henchmen burn down Mickey’s mother’s caravan while she is asleep inside. Grieving and heavily intoxicated, Mickey enters the ring. For three rounds, Turkish and Tommy panic as Mickey is brutally battered. In the fourth round, instead of taking the dive, Mickey strikes back and knocks his opponent unconscious.

As an enraged Brick Top walks out to order the execution of Turkish, Tommy, and Mickey, he discovers that Mickey had anticipated the trap. The Irish Travellers launch a surprise ambush outside the arena, executing Brick Top and his henchmen on the spot, freeing Turkish and Tommy from their deadly debt.

The next morning, Turkish and Tommy inspect the abandoned campsite of the Travellers and discover the 86-carat diamond hidden inside the squeaky toy of a stray pit bull they rescued earlier.

As the film closes, they attempt to sell the jewel to a local merchant, accidentally alerting Cousin Avi, who immediately boards another flight back to London to restart the chase.

“Do you know what “nemesis” means? A righteous infliction of retribution manifested by an appropriate agent. Personified in this case by an ‘orrible cunt . . . me.”

Franky Four Fingers
Benicio Del Toro
Cousin Avi
Dennis Farina
Boris the Blade
Rade Šerbedžija
Vinny
Robbie Gee
Sol
Lennie James
Tyrone
Ade
Bullet-Tooth Tony
Vinnie Jones
Turkish
Jason Statham
Tommy
Stephen Graham
Mickey O’Neil
Brad Pitt
Brick Top
Alan Ford
Mum O’Neil
Sorcha Cusack
Errol
Andy Beckwith
Neil
William Beck
Mullet
Ewen Bremner
Gary
Jason Buckham
Liam
Mickey Cantwell
Alex
Nikki Collins
Susi
Teena Collins
MC
Charles Cork
Jack The All Seeing Eye
Mickey Dee
Rosebud
Sam Douglas
Darren
Jason Flemyng
Gorgeous George
Adam Fogerty
Bad Boy Lincoln
Goldie
Reuben
Sid Hoare
Michael
Chuck Julian
John
Dave Legeno
Avi’s Colleague
Eric Meyers
Charlie
Jason Ninh Cao
Patrick
Paul O’Boyle
Doug the Head
Mike Reid
Paulie
Jimmy Roussounis
Pauline
Sidney Sedin
Bomber Harris
Trevor Steedman
Himy
Yuri Stepanov
Sausage Charlie
Peter Szakacs
Salt Peter
John Taheny
Mad Fist Willy
Mick Theo
John The Gun
Andy Till
The Russian
Velibor Topic
Horace ‘Good Night’ Anderson
Scott Welch

Director
Guy Ritchie

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