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speaker357 (212 KP) rated Snatch (2001) in Movies

Dec 25, 2018 (Updated Dec 26, 2018)  
Snatch (2001)
Snatch (2001)
2001 | Comedy, Crime
Guy Ritchie (2 more)
Jason Statham
Vinnie Jones
Nothing! (0 more)
British caper
An excellent well edited caper involving boxing, extortion, and aggravated armed robbery.

May take a few watches to fully understand the flow of events.

Brad Pitt's portrayal of an Irish con man is phenomenal.
  
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Matthew Krueger (10051 KP) rated Snake Eyes (1998) in Movies

Nov 7, 2019 (Updated Nov 7, 2019)  
Snake Eyes (1998)
Snake Eyes (1998)
1998 | Action, Drama, Mystery
Murder Was The Case
Snake eyes- is good mystry thriller directed by Brian De Palma.

The Plot: Detective Rick Santoro (Nicolas Cage) has never played by the rules. When he attends a high-profile boxing match with his friend Navy Cmdr. Kevin Dunne (Gary Sinise), as well as Defense Secretary Kirkland (Joel Fabiani), he witnesses a terrorist assassinate Kirkland. Despite a lockdown on the arena, key witness Julia Costello (Carla Gugino) escapes -- and Santoro begins to suspect Kirkland's death is part of a much larger conspiracy that involves boxing rivals and a beautiful stranger.

It was a good movie, very underrated.
  
Real Steel (2011)
Real Steel (2011)
2011 | Action, Drama, Sci-Fi
Rock em Sock em Robots?
Feel good family film that plays like a version of Rocky, in a future (of 2020!) where robot boxing has replaced the real thing, with Hugh Jackman portraying a down on his luck boxer who reconnects with his estranged 11 year old son over a summer period, following the demise of his ex.

All the main beats from Rocky are here: the rags to riches story, the romance/love story bit, the final boxing match against an opponent named after a Greek God...

(NB that's not to say this isn't enjoyable: it is!)