Review of The Gentlemen (2020) by Morovian — 26 Mar 2022
An extremely anemic attempt to bring back the success of Lock, Stock & Snatch. Anemic is actually an understatement. If you can make it through the first half hour without using your popcorn bag as a receptacle for the contents of your stomach, then you, like most of the viewing public at this point in the history of humanity, have lost all ability to discriminate.
..notice the difference between inspired creativity and a desperate formula. Matthew McConaughey is who he always is in every film, unwatchable. The script is supposed to be engrossing but it just doesn't deliver.
It's like a train off the rails the entire time, plowing forward anyway, grating noise, going nowhere. The plot and dialogue are so utterly contrived and lame that I actually felt sorry for the actors, some of whom are quite talented, struggle to bring vitality to this total P.
O.S. I can't even finish my review because it is making me ill to recall everything worth criticizing, suffice to say that this is more a public service announcement to not waste your time. It's really one of the worst films of this genre I have ever seen.
This review of The Gentlemen (2020) was written by Morovian on 26 March 2022.
The Gentlemen has generally received positive reviews.
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