Film review: The Gentlemen

Regardless if you enjoyed the two Sherlock Holmes films, or thought the new reimagining of Aladdin was exciting, or the King Arthur film was epic - nothing really gets you moving to the cinema quicker, than the thought of Guy Ritchie returning to make a proper gangster film.

And thank whatever person was responsible for getting this idea to the big screen and for Mr Ritchie to get behind the camera (and on the proverbial typewriter - along with Ivan Atkinson and Marn Davies) because this was a great one.

Great acting skills aside, what this film called for most, is screen presence. It's all well and good writing some menacing lines, but you have to be able to believe who's speaking them.

And you definitely believe Matthew McConaughey, Charlie Hunnam, Colin Farrell, along with Eddie Marsan, Henry Golding and Michelle Dockery - are going to deliver on the violence coming. Along with  Jeremy Strong and Tom Wu (once again a George in a Guy Ritchie film) plus some of the other greats in British cinema, everyone gets taken along for the wild ride.

Hugh Grant portrays the slimiest character yet in a Ritchie film, a tall order but he relishes in the role and gives it everything. This is the furthest he's being from an actual gentleman in Sense and Sensibility and possibly his best yet.

Another thing this film does well, is the editing. There are some great lines in this film and to make sure the whole story flows like a beautifully made ribbon, the editing keeps the story tight and you well and truly hooked until the credits are rolling.

Mr Ritchie, you've done it again.

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