One thing you can be sure with good old Guy Ritchie is: he doesnt fail to deliver what you would expect.
Solid pilot with a fascinating theme, comedic scenes with a touch of dark British humor, it's unfortunate the dialogues are a tad (a lot actually) forced/over the top.
Now: opening scene is glorious in its effectiveness and the smoothness of the camera movements. Our protagonist is a leader in the most exemplary definition of the term: flexible, responsible, understanding, caring, strict. Everything revealed in a matter of minutes without obvious exposition. Good scriptwriting guys.
The family reunion is the perfect setting to introduce our characters and their traits, especially the older brother who is a dangerously unreliable, hence comical. Fireworks coming.
Interesting how the weed operation under the mansion can be seen as either part of the protagonist goal of keeping the family estate or an obstacle to do that. Anyway... not really impressed with the lady relations with our hero, he seems too quick to accept the whole thing as "not a big deal" and the chat with the caretaker seemed more like a dream like state induced by the weed vapors than a real conversation.
Anyway: the theme. Ah some exposition perfectly cooked in a super cool environment (playing pool in a crazily luxurious mansion or whatever that is) with who most likely will be a fake ally bound to become an opponent later on. I digress: theme. It's in the title. Refinement and ferocity. How to balance the two? You wanna live in a zoo as a prisoner, or fight in the forest to survive? Obviously conflicts will abound and the audience will be served entertainment non stop
ending is a surreal predictable cliffhanger with unnecessarily repetitive scenes.
Overall a fun ride!
Solid pilot with a fascinating theme, comedic scenes with a touch of dark British humor, it's unfortunate the dialogues are a tad (a lot actually) forced/over the top.
Now: opening scene is glorious in its effectiveness and the smoothness of the camera movements. Our protagonist is a leader in the most exemplary definition of the term: flexible, responsible, understanding, caring, strict. Everything revealed in a matter of minutes without obvious exposition. Good scriptwriting guys.
The family reunion is the perfect setting to introduce our characters and their traits, especially the older brother who is a dangerously unreliable, hence comical. Fireworks coming.
Interesting how the weed operation under the mansion can be seen as either part of the protagonist goal of keeping the family estate or an obstacle to do that. Anyway... not really impressed with the lady relations with our hero, he seems too quick to accept the whole thing as "not a big deal" and the chat with the caretaker seemed more like a dream like state induced by the weed vapors than a real conversation.
Anyway: the theme. Ah some exposition perfectly cooked in a super cool environment (playing pool in a crazily luxurious mansion or whatever that is) with who most likely will be a fake ally bound to become an opponent later on. I digress: theme. It's in the title. Refinement and ferocity. How to balance the two? You wanna live in a zoo as a prisoner, or fight in the forest to survive? Obviously conflicts will abound and the audience will be served entertainment non stop
ending is a surreal predictable cliffhanger with unnecessarily repetitive scenes.
Overall a fun ride!