Movie Review: The Gentlemen - #TheGentlemen

The Gentlemen
Genre: ​Action | Comedy
Cast: ​Matthew McConaughey, Charlie Hunnam, Henry Golding, Michelle Dockery, Jeremy Strong, Eddie Marsan, with Colin Farrell and Hugh Grant
Director: ​Guy Ritchie
Screenplay by: ​Guy Ritchie
Story by: ​Guy Ritchie, Ivan Atkinson & Marn Davies
Producers: ​Guy Ritchie, Ivan Atkinson, Bill Block
Release Date: ​January 24, 2020

From writer/director Guy Ritchie comes ​THE GENTLEMEN​, a star-studded sophisticated action comedy. ​THE GENTLEMEN​ follows American expat Mickey Pearson (Matthew McConaughey) who built a highly profitable marijuana empire in London. When word gets out that he’s looking to cash out of the business forever it triggers plots, schemes, bribery and blackmail in an attempt to steal his domain out from under him (featuring an all-star ensemble cast including Charlie Hunnam, Henry Golding, Michelle Dockery, Jeremy Strong, Eddie Marsan, Colin Farrell, and Hugh Grant).

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Good news! There is a new Guy Ritchie movie out right now.  It’s called The Gentlemen.  Better news?  If you like Guy Ritchie’s gangster movies, you’re going to enjoy this one, too. Not so good news? This Guy Ritchie movie is the same gangster formula that you have seen in flicks like Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels or Snatch.

Still, The Gentlemen is not a bad movie. Guy Ritchie’s formula has been tested and it still delivers.  The characters were quirky and charming.  The cast was stellar.  Matthew McConaghey (as Michael), Charlie Hunnam (as Ray), Henry Golding (as Dry Eye), Michelle Dockery (as Rosalind), Colin Farrell (as Coach) and Jeremy Strong (as Matthew) were all in top form.  Their work was completely believable and engrossing to watch.   As entertaining as the aforementioned cast was to watch, Hugh Grant (as Fletcher) took the prize.  His narration and performance wove the story together well  and kept the pace moving.

The heist was entertaining. The “American ex-patriot running a successful marijuana operation in London while fighting off a coup at the twilight of his career” story felt grown-up.  This isn’t your kids’ hot rod racing, action flick.   This felt more pensive. It felt timely, especially for its marijuana references. Rosalind’s “female luxury cars operation” plot points were also timely.  Loved that she was a boss in her own right, separate from her cartel boss husband.  Even found Flether’s “novice screen writer” story funny.  

The Gentlemen worked in the way that things work only in Guy Ritchie movies.   There were a ton of twists, turns, and expletives. The movie had backstabbing, dead bodies, and  assorted crimes galore. It is a great film for fans of Guy Ritchie’s work, and anyone out for a lot of fun. 

Above all else, The Gentlemen is great escapism.  Guy Ritchie has his own movie-making mold and his latest adheres to it perfectly.  It might be a formula, but it’s a formula that works.  This isn’t family fare.  The young ones should avert their eyes and ears, but adults will find it entertaining.  The Gentlemen is playing in theaters now.

#Seattle Grab Passes to #DarkTowerMovie @ AMC Pacific Place 8/2

The Dark Tower
Director: Nikolaj Arcel
Writers: Akiva Goldsman, Jeff Pinkner
Starring: Katheryn Winnick, Matthew McConaughey, Idris Elba
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The last Gunslinger, Roland Deschain, has been locked in an eternal battle with Walter O'Dim, also known as the Man in Black, determined to prevent him from toppling the Dark Tower, which holds the universe together. With the fate of the worlds at stake, good and evil will collide in the ultimate battle as only Roland can defend the Tower from the Man in Black.

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Movie Review: Dimension Films' GOLD - #GoldMovie

GOLD
Release Date: 1/27 Wide
MPAA Rating: R
Runtime: 120 min

GOLD is the epic tale of one man’s pursuit of the American dream, to discover gold. Starring Matthew McConaughey as Kenny Wells, a prospector desperate for a lucky break, he teams up with a similarly eager geologist and sets off on an journey to find gold in the uncharted jungle of Indonesia. Getting the gold was hard, but keeping it would be even harder, sparking an adventure through the most powerful boardrooms of Wall Street. The film is inspired by a true story.

Directed by Stephen Gaghan, the film stars Matthew McConaughey and Edgar Ramirez and Bryce Dallas Howard. The film is written by Patrick Massett & John Zinman. Teddy Schwarzman and Michael Nozik served as producers alongside Massett, Zinman, and McConaughey.

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“Not all that glitters is gold.”  Say what you will, the adage proves to be true time and again.  And it proved to be true for this week’s film, Gold. Lately, it seems that top-billed Hollywood actors are feverish for gold (statues) of their own.  The characters are bigger.  The scripts are more complicated.  The transformations are more pronounced.  All efforts are given in an attempt to make an awards season mark.  In Gold, it translates into Matthew McConaughey becoming overweight, sweaty and bald, but not much else.  I was disappointed.

Gold is billed as being "based on actual events." So, I researched the actual events on which the movie was based, and they were not spectacular at all. I don't know why anyone thought that this would make an interesting movie, but here we are.    

I was looking for this to be, and the trailers made it seem like, a technical movie about gold mining. I had hoped to get some insight into the gold prospecting world. It wasn’t that.  It was a slow-moving series of unfortunate events. The plot was slow enough that, at one point, I thought the movie was over. I packed-up my things, but the story had another twenty minutes to go. 

I also wasn't crazy about the acting. Matthew McConaughey has been better. He needed to be better in this than the physical transformation I mentioned earlier. His performance came-off as over-exaggerated. The harder McConaughey tried (as Kenny Wells), the more insincere the performance felt. I didn't care for Bryce Dallas Howard (as Kaylene, Well's love interest), either. The acting abilities between Howard and McConaughey were uneven. Howard wasn't able to keep up.  Her performance felt like she was a spectator to McConaughey's performance. I think a more experienced actress should have been cast. Edgar Ramírez (as Micke Acosta) rounds-out the top-billed cast. I was glad that he was in this because he's easy on the eyes. Unfortunately, Ramirez's performance was very dry. 

The best facet of Gold was the camera work. Great scenery. Loved the jungle shots. I wish I had better compliments for Gold than the cinematography, but there aren't. 

I would wait to see Gold until it hits some at-home format. I feel like an unattractive Matthew McConaughey would play better on a small screen. Gold opens everywhere today. 

#Miami Grab Passes to #GOLDMovie @ AMC Aventura 1/23

GOLD
Release Date: 1/27 Wide
MPAA Rating: R
Runtime: 120 min

GOLD is the epic tale of one man’s pursuit of the American dream, to discover gold. Starring Matthew McConaughey as Kenny Wells, a prospector desperate for a lucky break, he teams up with a similarly eager geologist and sets off on an journey to find gold in the uncharted jungle of Indonesia. Getting the gold was hard, but keeping it would be even harder, sparking an adventure through the most powerful boardrooms of Wall Street. The film is inspired by a true story.

Directed by Stephen Gaghan, the film stars Matthew McConaughey and Edgar Ramirez and Bryce Dallas Howard. The film is written by Patrick Massett & John Zinman. Teddy Schwarzman and Michael Nozik served as producers alongside Massett, Zinman, and McConaughey.

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#Tampa Grab Passes to #GOLDMovie @ AMC Westshore 1/23

GOLD
Release Date: 1/27 Wide
MPAA Rating: R
Runtime: 120 min

GOLD is the epic tale of one man’s pursuit of the American dream, to discover gold. Starring Matthew McConaughey as Kenny Wells, a prospector desperate for a lucky break, he teams up with a similarly eager geologist and sets off on an journey to find gold in the uncharted jungle of Indonesia. Getting the gold was hard, but keeping it would be even harder, sparking an adventure through the most powerful boardrooms of Wall Street. The film is inspired by a true story.

Directed by Stephen Gaghan, the film stars Matthew McConaughey and Edgar Ramirez and Bryce Dallas Howard. The film is written by Patrick Massett & John Zinman. Teddy Schwarzman and Michael Nozik served as producers alongside Massett, Zinman, and McConaughey.

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Do you want to see Gold Movie before it hits theaters? Well click on the poster below, to download an admit-two screening pass for an advance screening on Monday, January 23RD , 7:30pm at AMC Westshore! Seats in the theater are first-come, first-serve so PLEASE ARRIVE EARLY! Gold Movie opens everywhere on January 27th.

#Houston Grab Passes to #GOLDMovie @ Studio Movie Grill Centre 1/24

GOLD
Release Date: 1/27 Wide
MPAA Rating: R
Runtime: 120 min

GOLD is the epic tale of one man’s pursuit of the American dream, to discover gold. Starring Matthew McConaughey as Kenny Wells, a prospector desperate for a lucky break, he teams up with a similarly eager geologist and sets off on an journey to find gold in the uncharted jungle of Indonesia. Getting the gold was hard, but keeping it would be even harder, sparking an adventure through the most powerful boardrooms of Wall Street. The film is inspired by a true story.

Directed by Stephen Gaghan, the film stars Matthew McConaughey and Edgar Ramirez and Bryce Dallas Howard. The film is written by Patrick Massett & John Zinman. Teddy Schwarzman and Michael Nozik served as producers alongside Massett, Zinman, and McConaughey.

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Do you want to see Gold Movie before it hits theaters? Well click on the poster below, to download an admit-two screening pass for an advance screening on Tuesday, January 24th at 7:00PM in Houston! Seats in the theater are first-come, first-serve so PLEASE ARRIVE EARLY! Gold Movie opens everywhere on January 27th.