Snatch Remastered

Snatch: one of the most quintessential British gangster films and a favourite amongst movie-buffs everywhere. Brad Pitt, Jason Statham, Benicio Del Toro, Vinnie Jones and all collated and directed by the talent that is Guy Ritchie, the film captures the brutality, violence and humour of the British underworld of the time. To put it simply: a classic.

So, the news that there will be a remake could provoke a wide spectrum of emotion amongst fans. Joy at the prospect of diving back into the Snatch underworld, horror at the thought of ruining a British icon of a film and even curiosity to how any director could even attempt replicating what was perfectly orchestrated by Guy Ritchie back in 2000.

So, who’s involved?

Well, the most exciting news is that Rupert Grint will be playing a starring role. Think loveable Ron Weasley in a white suit, getting mixed up in something he wholeheartedly shouldn’t be and add a touch of his innocent humour to the table. When you throw Skins protagonist-cum-Musketeer Luke Pasqualino and the teen favourite Gossip Girl heart-throb Chuck Bass (Ed Westwick) into the mix, you have a fascinating cast. An enormously eclectic array of actors that could potentially gel beautifully and create a stunning remake of the seminal film, or utterly and profoundly butcher the classic.

That’s the joy: nobody has a clue whether this will be amazing or appalling, glorious or grotesque.

If the teaser trailer is anything to go by, it looks fast-paced, funny, violent, unpretentious and nicely shot. Hopefully this will be the case. Personally, I think this could be brilliant. Check out the teaser here, it will be released on streaming service Crackle on 16^th March.