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Theyre adult movies for kids, independent movies made by a guy who found his true calling makingSherlock Holmessequels.

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Now comes CracklesSnatch, a TV show about how coolSnatchwas.

If the original movie was pop-punk, this is KIDZ BOP.

There are diamonds and boxing and split-screens, just like in the original movie.

For added flourish, Ed Westwick plays a painfully Pacino-esque Cuban gangster, Sonny Castillo.

Sonny looks as Cuban as the Duchess of Cambridge, less a character than a compilation of affectations.

Thats the whole show, really: A series of Wouldnt this be hilarious?

non-jokes piled on top of each other.

There are rapping Orthodox Jews popping ecstasy, and a strip club mini-heist, and quadruple-crosses.

Its a lazy mess like the movie, really.

But star Luke Pasqualino has low-key charisma.

The show comes to life when Vic and Albert talk.