Ritchie's next film was "Snatch" (2000), another crime-comedy about a group of criminals searching for a stolen diamond. Starring an ensemble cast including Benicio del Toro, Dennis Farina, Jason Flemyng, Vinnie Jones, Brad Pitt, Rade Sherbedgia and Jason Statham. Similar to "Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels", the film depicted events from different characters' perspectives; a narrative device which he would use in later films. "Snatch" was released on 23 August 2000 to a commercial success at the box office, grossing more than $83 million worldwide. Mick LaSelle, writing for "San Francisco Chronicle" was impressed with Ritchie's directing and "sequences that discharge with energy", but felt the writing could have been better. Film critic Roger Ebert, describes Ritchie as a "zany, high-energy director" but felt the film's plot "doesn't build and it doesn't arrive anywhere".