Guy Ritchie's Edgy New Film

British film director Guy Ritchie has received plenty of attention lately for marrying Madonna. But he's also making quite a name for himself as an extraordinarily creative filmmaker.

CBS News Entertainment Correspondent Laurie Hibberd reports while some people are calling Ritchie Mr. Madonna, there's more to him than that.

Guy Ritchie's new film, Snatch, about a diamond heist, opens Friday.

Snatch is a madcap mix of British gangsters, bare-knuckle boxers and a squeaking pit bull. The script, written by Ritchie, is dark and violent but very funny. Brad Pitt steals the show as an Irish Gypsy with an incomprehensible accent.

Snatch is visually slick and highly stylized with lots of quick cuts and freeze frames. The look closely resembles Ritchie's first film Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels, another off-kilter gangster comedy released just two years ago.

"I like to see a director's imprint on a film. I think that's rare for a director to have. And I think it's an important thing for a director to have," said Ritchie.

If a person sat down to see Snatch not knowing anything about it, and halfway through realized it's a Guy Ritchie film, would he take that as a compliment?

Ritchie said he would. "I made the pair of [films] in the same vein intentionally, so they would have an identity that you understood. I don't think I'll necessarily continue in that vein."

Ritchie also wrote the script. His large cast of shady characters is so intertwined that if you blink, you'll get left behind.

"It's supposed to be an hour and 40 minutes of entertainment for as many levels as I could cover. And the idea is that you shouldn't be able to get up and go to the bathroom because you'll pay the price for it," he said. "So go to the bathroom before you go and see it."

Last month, amidst a media frenzy, this cool, confident director married the queen of pop in a Scottish castle.

Has Madonna been able to help him deal with the extraordinary spotlight of attention that she's lived with for almost 20 years herself?

"Yeah, she's the one that told me not to watch the telly or read the papers," said Ritchie.

Along with the high-profile marriage and new-found fame, Ritchie is also adjusting to his role as a father.

"Well, I find it a very bonding experience. The fact that what you've got there is half you and half the other half is quite a mind spinner for me, that one. And other than that, you get drunk on love the whole time," he said.

Hibberd asked him, "If five years ago, someone had come up to you and said, 'Okay, Guy, in five years you're going to be one of the hottest directors in Hollywood. You're going to have major movie stars wanting to work with you. You're going to be maried to the most famous woman in the world. And you're going to have a kid,' what would you have said?"

"I hadn't really digested that whole scenario. It's when you articulate it so clearly, that I can feel a little shiver going up my spine. It's a lot to digest," he said. "The answer to your question is I wouldn't have believed it."

Guy Ritchie's colorful cast of characters have names like "Bullet Tooth Tony," "Frankie Four-Fingers" and "Boris the Blade." Ritchie says his films are based on real people and real incidents. If you can handle blood and a high body count, this is a very entertaining movie.

CBS News Early Show Anchor Bryant Gumbel described the movie as "hilarious," and disagreed with Hibberd about the violence.

Hibberd pointed out that even the illustrious Sir Richard Attenborough criticized the violence in Snatch.

"There's not that much blood," said Gumbel. "Have a sense of humor."

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