"THE MINISTRY OF UNGENTLEMANLY WARFARE" IS THE ACTION MOVIE OF 2024!!!

🎥🎞️Movie Review🎞️🎥 - THE MINISTRY OF UNGENTLEMANLY WARFARE [2024] - R - Amazon Prime - Directed by Guy Ritchie. Screenplay by Paul Tamasy, Eric Johnson, Arash Amel, Guy Ritche. Based on a book by Damien Lewis. Starring Henry Cavill, Alan Ritchson, Alex Pettyfer, Eiza Gonzalez, Til Schweiger, Henry Golding, Babs Olusanmok, and Gary Elwes. Budget $60 Million.

Based on true events and just before the official start of War War II [WWII], the German submarine fleet was being supplied for extended operations of sinking much needed supply ships headed to England. English Prime Minister Winston Churchill, is under pressure and authorizes the use of a secret, covert team [later labled "Special Forces"] who act independently from the English military law, to destroy the German's ability to resupply their submarines. With the aid of English Brigadier General Gubbins "M" [Elwes] and Admiral Iam Flemming [Freddie Fox] - the man who would eventually create the James Bond character, they enlist a group of well known mercenary misfits, led by Cavill, to plan an attack and keep the English government from being involved in their mission, which if the German's found out, could force an earlier entry into a new World War.

THE GOOD - This is a bloody, action packed film with lots of fantastic pre-WWII details in production like weapons, ships, and wardrobe. The storyline was well prepared and the dialog was perfect for the time. The cinematography is crisp and smart at times, the editing pristine, and the actors perfectly perform their parts with brilliant scripting and screenplay. I was really impressed with Guy Ritchie's directing style, which was perfect for the dark humor used in this films production with impressive pacing that keeps he movie moving along the plot at a good tempo. More extraordinarily, I was taken aback by Cavill's performance and British accent; the actor is multi-talented!

THE BAD - There's not much to complain about this movie, except that I feel that Eiza Gonzalez was miscast for this film. I think her character should have had more of a "robust figure" to fit in the time and Gonzalez was way too thin for the role.

POST MORTEM - This is the perfect "man film" and I really felt comfortable looking through the history being presented. This operation was only unclassified until recently and the writers really put a lot of heart into the production, selecting the perfect cast to make it a lovable action film. It was also great to see Ritchson playing such a solid role outside of the REACHER series. This is an outstanding action film to watch!!

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️💫 [4.5 of 5 Stars]

"BACK ROADS" IS ONE GEM OF AN INDIE CLASSIC

🎥🎞️Movie Review🎞️🎥 - BACK ROADS [2018] - PG-13 - Peacock - Directed by Alex Pettyfer. Written by Tawni O'Dell and Adrian Lyne; adapted from a novel written by O'Dell entitled "Back Roads." Starring Alex Pettyfer, Jennifer Morrison, Nicola Peltz, Ella Claire Bennett, Robert Patrick, and Juliet Lewis. Budget $7 Million [Est.].

After an abusive father is killed by his wife [Lewis], the eldest son of the family [Pettyfer], who is obviously suffering from mental issues well beyond his control, has to raise his two little sisters [Peltz & Bennett] completely alone in a small backwoods Pennsylvania town. The intensity of his situation of raising a family alone intensifies after he has an affair with a married woman [Morrison], while also discovering the mental and physical damage his father laid upon the entire family. Soon after, the local town sheriff [Patrick] questions the young man about a recent murder in town.

THE GOOD - The director captures a dark, cold emotion in the production that is noteworthy for a first time director and lead actor. The delivery of some dark and morbid secrets are well delivered and captured in moments of soft clarity that totally wasn't expected. The passionate adulterous affair was brilliantly carried through by the acting talents of Morrison, who obviously had very little to work with within the scripted screenplay.

THE BAD - The movie moves slow from one scene to another. At times, there is very little dialog and the director chose to add scenes filled with stock footage, extending scenes and dragging out the lag in the delivery of the emotionless, dryness of the film; which oddly enough added a laziness that defines the small town atmosphere in a dreary, dark plot setting.

POST MORTEM - The film was originally set to star Andrew Garfield, who turned down the role due to scheduling issues with his SPIDER MAN movie, and after several directors passed on leading the production, Pettyfer stepped in and did a marginal job in capturing the right feel for the film and delivering a finished film worth bragging about. This is a good film and one that aspiring directors should watch to learn about how to present a dark mood with dark shades of colors and talented actors under ones control.

⭐️⭐️⭐️💫[3.5 of 5 Stars]