The Gentlemen: It's Not Very Gentle

I'm sorry about the pun in the title. It's not good or clever, nor does it reflect my opinion of the movie. See? I apologized...like a gentleman. I'll stop.

The Gentlemen is directed by Guy Ritchie and stars Mathew McConaughey, Charlie Hunnam, Hugh Grant, Henry Golding, Colin Farrell, and Michelle Dockery. Mickey Pearson (McConaughey) runs a highly profitable marijuana empire in London. However, when he decides to sell it, things start to go south very quickly. With all of that out of the way, let's dive into the review.

This movie is great. Plain and simple. There's a certain energy to it that just works so well. What I really love about this film is the cast. Everyone is terrific here. None of these characters are really ¨good¨ guys, but they're all very interesting. Mickey is no exception. McConaughey does a great job with this character. He's always one step ahead of everyone else. A majority of the movie is told via flashback. Fletcher (Grant), who works at a tabloid newspaper, is trying to sell a script to Ray (Hunnam), who works for Mickey. The script is really his story on Mickey. Grant does such a good job of playing a jerk in this movie, but you always want to hear what he has to say. He's hysterical. The whole cast is, really. Colin Farrell is no exception. He plays Coach, a, um coach, whose boys get involved with Mickey (I won't spoil how). For me, he's the best character in the whole film. He's hysterical. There's this very dry sense of humor he has. He's kinda crazy and you don't know what he's going to do next. The scene that introduces him takes place in a deli and it's hilarious. If you see the movie, you'll know what I mean. I can't say enough about him. Henry Golding plays Dry Eye, one of the people trying to buy the business from Mickey. Golding, like everyone else, does a really good job here. I've only seen him in one other movie, A Simple Favor, and after watching this movie, I hope to see him in more films. He's so sinister in this movie. He's like a powder keg just ready to explode. I also really liked the dialogue in the film. It's quick and snappy. This was actually my first Guy Ritchie movie and now I want to see more of his films.

There's not a ton of negatives in this movie. Sometimes, at least for me anyways, the movie gets a little confusing and it throws all of these reveals at you. There are some plot lines that could've been dropped. One in particular comes to mind (I won't spoil it). It was an interesting sequence, but, in the long run, it was just there to set up a reveal later on in the movie. I would've also have liked to have seen more of Mickey's relationship with his wife, Rosalind (Dockery).

To sum everything up, I had a lot of fun with The Gentlemen. It was very energetic, the cast was great, the characters (particularly Coach) were awesome, and the humor really worked. Sometimes, the movie can get a little too confusing, there are some superfluous plot lines, and Mickey's relationship with his wife could've been explored just a tad more. If I were to rate it, I'd give The Gentlemen an 8.5/10. Now to see some of Ritchie's other movies!