Mickey Pearson is an American expatriate who became
rich by building a marijuana empire in London . When word gets out that he's looking to cash out
of the business, it soon triggers an array of plots and schemes from those who
want his fortune.
Director: Guy Ritchie
Cast: Matthew McConaughey, Charlie Hunnam, Henry Golding, Michelle
Dockery, Jeremy Strong, Eddie Marsan, Colin Farrell, Hugh Grant
Release Date: January 24, 2019
Genres: Action, Crime
Rated R for violence, language throughout, sexual references and drug
content
Runtime: 1h 55min
Review:
The Gentlemen is a fun return to the genre that made Guy Ritchie a name
back in the early 2000s. It’s easy to
forget how fun his older films like Lock Stock and Smoking Barrel and Snatch
were because his subsequence films have fallen into a general blandness that’s
made unmemorable. That’s not to say that
certain films like his Sherlock Holmes movies or his underrated The Man from
U.N.C.L.E. aren’t fun but they felt way too polished and glossy. The Gentlemen is a film that’s far better
than it deserves to be. The plot isn’t
quite as clever as it thinks it is but the cast of characters and actors make
the film so incredibly fun and watchable that you can overlook some of those
failings. Each of the cast delivers
performances that make it clear that they are having the time of their lives in
this film. McConaughey gives us a solid
mix of charm and underling menace with Charlie Hunnam delivering one of best
film work thus far. The supporting cast
shines throughout with Hugh Grant, playing against type with great gusto, and
Colin Farrell leaving the biggest impressions.
The story drags here and there but when the cast is clicking it’s the
kind of throwback that makes you remember why people noticed Guy Ritchie’s type
of filmmaking in the first place instead of something like Aladdin.
B