No. 3. (2020) THE GENTLEMEN. January 19th.

Film No. 3 (2020) January 19th.  3:30 PM  PALACE CINEMAS  Raine Square  Perth City.                        

"If you smell smoke then there is a chance there is a fire, so you're going to have to stamp that out pretty quickly" (Rosalind offers husband Mickey a bit of advice in relation to his current business dealings).

In perhaps his most rollicking yarn yet, The Gentlemen is, for me, Guy Ritchie's most complete work. Admittedly it's possibly not his most original work, with ideas previously revealed in Black Mirror and Get Shorty, to name just a couple on show, but it a crackingly entertaining yarn. 

Right from scene one where Fletcher (Hugh Grant) surprises Ray (Charlie Hunnam) with a preposterous proposition, (which becomes less so as the story unravels) we are intrigued. Matthew McConaghey's  Mickey Pearson, a classic "A" type personality with a wife Rosalind (Michelle Dockery) to match, runs their marijuana business with an iron fist; but it's up for sale and his keenest buyer Matthew (Jeremy Strong) has ideas about why he should pay less. He thinks he knows who he's dealing with, but does he really? 

The casting is superb. Colin Farrell as Coach, a side player, steals a scene or two. Henry Golding and Tom Wu play antagonists who are destined for sticky endings'. If you're a Guy Ritchie fan then you're bound for multiple viewings. If you aren't familiar with Guy Ritchie's shtick, then make this your first. Oh, and don't let anyone try to tell you what The Gentlemen is about. Stop them in their tracks and organize a time to catch-up after you've seen the flick. You'll have much to talk about. 10GUMS.