4 reasons to watch Guy Ritchie's Gentlemen

On February 13, a crime comedy by director and screenwriter Guy Ritchie, whose previous works are "The Sword of King Arthur" and Disney's remake "Aladdin" - collected mixed reviews. However, the trailer for "Gentlemen" hints at a return to basics and therefore looks encouraging, because earlier the director managed one by one to release experimentally bold works that became box-office hits.

In the story, former Oxford graduate, American expat Mickey Pearson got rich selling marijuana. But, having gathered to sell his profitable business to another native of the United States - crime boss Matthew, the hero realizes that getting out of the game is not as easy as it seemed to him.

With the help of this film, the British Tarantino pays tribute to the past, reminding that he can still shoot great pictures, full of witty dialogues, politically incorrect humor and spectacular fights.

The life hacker tells why you should see this.

1. Tribute to tradition

Guy Ritchie's first works are loved for a variety of reasons. First of all, they are very musical. The soundtrack of the film "Lock, Stock, Two Barrels" at one time was sold in huge numbers. In this respect, the style of the British director is similar to that of the recognized genius of the criminal genre.

Quentin Tarantino. Both directors are serious about the audio accompaniment of their films and strive to include everything that they like there.

Therefore, the opening shots of the new film, in which Matthew McConaughey with a confident step he approaches the jukebox and turns on the mischievous folk-rock, as if letting the viewer know: good old Guy Ritchie is back and it will be hot now.

Stylish opening credits, which can be viewed as an independent work, are another characteristic feature of the director, which delights his devoted fans. But this does not exhaust the list of traditional techniques for Richie used in "Gentlemen".

2. Spectacular visual techniques

The director developed his visual style at the same time as Quentin Tarantino, Robert Rodriguez and the Coen brothers, so their work has a lot in common - for example, static conversational scenes alternate with dynamic episodes, sudden deaths, fights and skirmishes.

All of this can be found in Gentlemen. Moreover, from time to time there is a feeling that the viewer is watching a theatrical performance. But sooner or later, a conversation between well-dressed men will necessarily end with something unexpected: a scene of violence that has fallen on their heads, or a sharp turn in the plot.

Other favorite techniques of the British director have returned, including clip and parallel editing. By competently gluing together the frames, the director draws a simple, but vivid analogy between a grilling piece of meat and a bloody massacre of one of the heroes. Another author's trick is funny explanatory inscriptions that are used to represent characters or describe individual situations. And due to this, a humorous effect is created.

3. Intricately twisted plot and colorful characters

Guy Ritchie is rightly considered one of those directors whose viewers are always wandering through the maze of storylines. Determining the main character of the film is often not easy, because as the action progresses, more and more new characters are wedged into the script.

For example, at the very beginning, we are introduced to Mickey Pearson (Matthew McConaughey) as the central figure of the entire action. But in the future, he is not so much involved in what is happening. In this case, the plot significance of the secondary characters is much higher.

Among them is Mickey's nervous assistant named Ray (Charlie Hunnam), whose discipline and meticulousness is in stark contrast to the behavior of his unlucky opponents, the imposing private detective Fletcher (Hugh Grant) and the colorful sportsman nicknamed Coach (Colin Farrell). Moreover, each of these and many other characters pretends to steal the heart of the viewer: they are all cute, funny and charming.

4. Incomparable style in every shot

Critics and viewers appreciate the work of Guy Ritchie not only for the fact that they combine the charm of the criminal world, sharp dialogues, courage and passion, but also for the unique style of characters. Only this time, the showdown of tough London guys strongly resembles the Kingsman franchise: the people acting in the frame began to look so elegant.

Most of the clothes for the film were chosen by Richie himself. The director tried to take into account the characters of the characters, and a lot can be said about them by looking only at what they are dressed in. Mickey Pearson's impeccable tweed suit suggests that the drug lord managed to break into the ranks English aristocracy, but the Coach's checkered sports outfit betrays the origin of a working class.

However, despite the absence of radical changes in the director's style, there are still small changes. For example, a strong female character now plays a significant role in the plot. Although it used to be thought that Guy Ritchie shoots exclusively about men and for men. Also, the film pays a lot of attention to modern digital technologies - however, this does not prevent the film from remaining within the charming retro style.

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Having removed "Gentlemen", Richie was able to fully rehabilitate himself as a director and questioned the indisputability of the expression "the past cannot be returned." This is the very time when even the most strict and prejudiced viewers should go to the cinema. Well, longtime fans will definitely remain happy.