But it’s this status as a kind of safe harbor that makes Guy Ritchie’s stylish new crime caper, “The Gentlemen,” such a disturbing indicator. ADAD“The Gentlemen” stars Matthew McConaughey as Mickey Pearson, a suave, London-based marijuana grower and distributor, as he tries to sell his operation to Matthew (“Succession” star Jeremy Strong). Shylock may have suffered from his debtor’s anti-Semitism and anti-competitive business practices. Unlike Shylock’s pursuit of his payment, “The Gentlemen” treats Mickey’s brutality as reasonable, even chivalrous. More than most people, even most of his fellow directors, Guy Ritchie’s talent is for making things look cool.

Source: Washington Post January 28, 2020 16:02 UTC