The Gentlemen

The Gentlemen is Guy Ritchie's return to his mob comedy roots that kickstarted his career, like Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Barrels. Starring an ensemble cast that includes Matthew McConaughey, Hugh Grant, Colin Farrell, Charlie Hunnam, and Henry Golding, this film has amazing performances with well written and witty moments. Centering on an American-born and Oxford dropout cannabis drug lord, played by McConaughey, as he deals with competition, sabotage, and the prospect of his business being bought out. Most of the film is told in this unique style wherein Grant's private investigator is telling the drug lord's right hand man all the information they may need as a film screenplay pitch so as to bribe them for the information they need. You'd think a story like would be very straightforward and involve what you expect from other mob movies. While it does, this film also adds viral video creating amateur boxers, a former KGB agent turned Russian oligarch, and a pig. Ritchie crafts such a hilarious film with well paced editing, a phenomenal cast, and small bits of great detail that you wouldn't think were that important until you get to the end. What makes McConaughey's performance really unique is that he manages to be scary even when his character is calm. If there were a few problems it would be that because of the fast dialogue and many character's thick accents, it's sometimes hard to tell what they're saying. While I have not seen Ritchie's previous mob comedies, I have no doubt that they'll have the same level energy and fun that The Gentlemen has. Over all: 100%
2020 top list so far:
1. The Gentlemen
2. Bad Boys for Life