Typical Guy Ritchie thing: London gangsters, outrageous dialogs, flamboyant cast, randomness messing up everybody's well laid plans, a broad and cynical view of the criminal underpinnings of our "polite society". I would love him to make a political thriller, with just the darkest humor possible sprinkled in.
Anyway, even if Matthew McConaughey was great and Charlie Hunnam was very charismatic and sympathetic as the loyal right hand man and Colin Farrell is sprinkled in for good measure, and even if they do most of the work in the film, it's of course Hugh Grant that steals the show. The man just can't help it. He strolls onto a set, says some lines over five days and then, when an army of people finally finish up the movie and you watch it, all you remember from it is his charming mug.
So what happens to Hugh Grant's character? You don't need that. What you need is a sequel! Well, I hope he will be part of the new TV show The Gentlemen, which I was planning to watch, but had to watch the film first.
Bottom line: it was really fun. In fact, it felt... polished. Everyone remembers Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels and Snatch, but this film felt smoother, more refined, without losing anything of the entertainment. I see Ritchie veered into war movies. I will have to watch those too, now.
Anyway, even if Matthew McConaughey was great and Charlie Hunnam was very charismatic and sympathetic as the loyal right hand man and Colin Farrell is sprinkled in for good measure, and even if they do most of the work in the film, it's of course Hugh Grant that steals the show. The man just can't help it. He strolls onto a set, says some lines over five days and then, when an army of people finally finish up the movie and you watch it, all you remember from it is his charming mug.
So what happens to Hugh Grant's character? You don't need that. What you need is a sequel! Well, I hope he will be part of the new TV show The Gentlemen, which I was planning to watch, but had to watch the film first.
Bottom line: it was really fun. In fact, it felt... polished. Everyone remembers Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels and Snatch, but this film felt smoother, more refined, without losing anything of the entertainment. I see Ritchie veered into war movies. I will have to watch those too, now.
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