The Gentlemen Review
The Gentlemen was directed by Guy Ritchie, and was written by Guy Ritchie, Ivan Atkinson and Marn Davies. The film has an all star cast including Matthew McConaughey, Charlie Hunnam, Henry Golding, Michelle Dockery, Jeremy Strong, Eddie Marsan, Colin Farrell, and Hugh Grant. The story of an American marijuana lord who triggers a war over his company as he’s about to retire.
This film was done in the way of a pitch. Hugh Grant’s character is essentially the paparazzi, wanting to get the most juicy story out of everything that is really happening. And he is pitching what has happened to Mickey Pearson’s (McConaughey) right hand man Hunnam. So you get flashes of the past, most of the story is told in past tense, unless there’s story/character building for Hunnnam or Grant in the present day. I thought this was so unique and creative. To have a film, filmed as if it’s a movie pitch. And Grant’s character at one point explains what he would like the film, filmed on and it breaks the fourth wall by showing the different versions of what he’s talking about. CREATIVE. I loved it.
I went into this, as I do with most films, without a clue as to what I was getting myself into. I just knew that I loved the cast of the film so wanted to give it a go. I’m so glad I did, it might be one of the best films of 2020. It was creative, every actor in this did such a fantastic job. McConaughey was perfect as Pearson and I wouldn't want anyone else. Right off the bat they throw you a curveball without you realizing it, and the story had so many twists and turns that it was fun to keep up with. And I literally mean it was fun. I did not ever enjoy myself during this film once.