While Ritchie himself wasn’t directly involved in this spin-off/sequel show, it did have some serious talent behind it, including a cast made up of Rupert Grint, Luke Pasqualino, Lucien Laviscount, Phoebe Dynevor, Dougray Scott and more. An entertaining romp of a crime caper flick that wants to be funny more than it wants to be dangerous or mysterious. A gang of robbers disguised as Orthodox Jews steal an 86-carat (17.2 g) diamond during a heist in Antwerp. Franky Four-Fingers, the gang’s leader, goes to London to see diamond dealer Doug the Head on behalf of Jewish-American organized crime figure Cousin Avi to fence the stolen diamonds. Franky is told to visit arms dealer and ex-KGB agent Boris the Blade in London by one of the robbers, who tells Boris, his brother, to steal the diamond from Franky. Based on a comic book series with the same name by Peter Hogan and Steve Parkhouse, Resident Alien has three seasons so far, with a fourth currently in the works.
When Avi tells Tony to kill the dog, Vinny produces the diamond, which the dog snatches and swallows before running off back to the Travellers’ campsite. Avi fires wildly at the fleeing dog, accidentally killing Tony, and returns to New York City emptyhanded. The film shares themes, ideas, and motifs with Ritchie’s first film Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels. We will automatically post your comment and a link to the news story to your Facebook timeline at the same time it is posted on MailOnline. Snatch boasts an impressive cast including Harry Potter actor Rupert Grint, Skins star Luke Pasqualino, Lucien Laviscount and Dougray Scott. Snatch first hit screens back in 2000 as a film directed by Guy Ritchie and was loosely adapted as a series in 2017.
The original film starred the likes of Jason Statham, Stephen Graham, and Brad Pitt, as it followed a ruthless gangster in a criminal underworld. Grint is, of course, best known for playing Ron Weasley in the Harry Potter film series. However, he has also had notable roles in series including Sick Note, The ABC Murders, Guillermo del Toro’s Cabinet of Curiosities and Servant, as well as the film Knock at the Cabin. However, The Gentlemen isn’t the first time one of Ritchie’s films was adapted for the small screen – in fact, a series based on his classic 2000 film Snatch was first released back in 2017 on streaming service Crackle. Set in London’s criminal underworld, Snatch weaves together multiple storylines involving gangsters, gamblers and one massive diamond.
The theft of a diamond stirs London’s lowlife community into action, with typically unpredictable but mostly violent results. Benicio Del Toro, Jason Statham, Vinnie Jones, Alan Ford and Jason Flemyng are among the assorted gangsters and dodgy geezers in the affray, but it’s Brad Pitt’s incomprehensible Irish bare-knuckle brawler who packs the film’s biggest punch. The television drama has seen two seasons since and follows a group of young scammers who find themselves with a truck loaded with stolen gold bullion and are soon involved in the world of organised crime.
When a street fight promoter gets tangled in a high-stakes heist, chaos erupts – with double-crosses, dodgy deals and Snatch bullets flying in every direction. It’s a twisting, witty, and wise crime-boxing story about the hunt for a huge diamond and a prizefighter who can’t take a fall. Though perhaps a case of style over substance, Guy Ritchie’s second crime caper is full of snappy dialogue, dark comedy, and interesting characters.
Snatch is a 2000 British crime comedy film written and directed by Guy Ritchie, featuring an ensemble cast and set in the London criminal underworld. The film contains two intertwined plots, one dealing with the search for a stolen diamond, the other with a small-time boxing promoter who finds himself under the thumb of a ruthless gangster who is ready and willing to have his subordinates carry out severe and sadistic acts of violence. Entrepreneurial and unscrupulous boxing promoter Turkish convinces gangster Brick Top to place bets on bare-knuckle boxer Mickey in a rigged match. Throw in Russian gangsters, amateur robbers, and a priceless stolen 82-carat diamond, and you’ve got this fast-paced, testosterone-filled film set in London’s criminal underworld.
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