![]() Often, side plots involving Mickey’s henchmen and rivals take focus and to little end, furthering a feeling of aimlessness that permeates The Gentlemen. Worse, the story’s central mystery of who’s attacking Mickey’s empire as he exits the game will be obvious to anyone with a passing knowledge of the crime genre, so a lot of the tension The Gentlemen tries to build feels undercooked. These diversions range from pointless to downright disappointing, as one of the film’s early (and only) shocking developments is doubled back on once the narrative catches up to Fletcher’s narration. Fletcher’s narration frequently distracts, too often veering into silly meta callouts to filmmaking technique and fakeouts that take the air out of the proceedings. ![]() The shockwaves this sends through the weed underworld’s players, major and minor, drive the story, but that story is continuously muddled by unnecessary stylistic choices, chief among them the framing device, a protracted confrontation between Mickey’s consigliere, Raymond (Charlie Hunnam), and scummy tabloid photographer Fletcher (Hugh Grant). But Mickey longs for a simpler life with his wife and business partner Rosalind (Michelle Dockery), so he’s looking to cash out. ![]() ![]() Mickey Pearson (Matthew McConaughey) sits atop the marijuana production/distribution business in England, having risen the ranks thanks to his ability to charm the poorer Lords into letting him use their crumbling, unassuming estates as grow sites. ![]()
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