The Gentleman, directed by Guy Ritchie (2019)

 


Guy Ritchie's Once reigned supreme in the British gangster film. Mr. Ritchie has moved away from his most familiar genre in the last decade (with mixed results), but with the release of The Gentleman, he has firmly returned to it.

But can this new film reach the heights that his previous films, Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Barrels (1998) and Snatch (2000) - his two most well-received offerings and the films that launched his career - did, or is it just another barrel scraping effort?


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The story begins in gloomy London, with self-made Mickey Pearson (Matthew McConaughey) looking to sell his cannabis cultivation empire. Mickey is an American outcast in a world dominated by British gangsters. The name of the game is weed seeds, but Mickey has clearly had more than his fair share and is ready to leave.

The plot quickly becomes meta as we learn about Mickey's plans from private investigator and aspiring screenwriter Fletcher (Hugh Grant). Grant's performance here is one of his best in years. His portrayal of the slimy, greasy Fletcher is spot on, and the way Ritchie uses this character to propel the plot forward is brilliant. Fletcher is aware of some (but not all) of Mickey's dealings and attempts to blackmail his way into a large payday by writing a screenplay based on the story and then sharing this information with Mickey. This "movie within a movie" concept allows for some great tongue-in-cheek moments, and the director takes advantage of every opportunity to poke fun at the larger film industry, as well as gangster films.




We are introduced to two potential buyers for the ganga empire: an Asian mob leader known as Dry Eye (Henry Golding) and Jewish-American billionaire Matthew Berger (Jeremy Strong), with neither meeting going as planned. The plot moves at a supercar pace in the first act, as it does in all of Richie's best films. With the introduction of Colin Farrel's "Coach" character and Charlie Hunnam's "Raymond Smith" taking over as the audience stand-in, the pace is thankfully slowed slightly. Hunnam rose to prominence as Jax Teller in "Sons of Anarchy," so the gangster genre is familiar to him, but he takes center stage in "The Gentleman." 

Yes, this is a Guy Ritchie film in full swing. The dry and witty British humor, the jumpy cuts, the easily recognizable soundtrack choices that work so well with the criminal background, and the main characters who are both loved and despised are all present. But it all feels a little dated, with the things we love about Richie's earlier films just a little bit missing.

If you're looking for a film that will keep you engaged, give you a few hearty laughs, and is anything but slow, "The Gentleman" is the film for you. However, if you were hoping for an instant Guy Ritchie classic, this is not it.






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