Just came back from the ministry of ungentlemanly warfare and I must say that Guy Ritchie has been cooking with women’s fashion the past few times the women are soooooo beautiful
I have to admit that I only saw Alan Ritchson as the really buff dude for a while but the promos for Ministry (and his personal interviews) has really got me to change my mind
He’s such an honest dude I feel bad for him getting thrown into Ritchie’s mess (which I see a lot of actors “complain” about LMAO no preparation is enough when you’re with Ritchie)
Stuff like the bts video when Ritchi’s giving out points to whoever just made a good improv is why I need to hear more about the making of his movies
The way they probably hired him because they wanted him to be the invincible macho-dude and then struggling to find someone to beat him up because he’s too op😭😭
I didn't hate The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare, I thought it was a lot of fun!
There are some movies that make a point to humanize the Nazi soldiers to add a bit more depth to the story. This movie isn't like that, and it's better for it. This isn't a war movie, it's a heist/spy thriller that is set in World War II, and it's got some good war stuff thrown in there.
The action kicks off splendidly, and the building of tension is probably the story's biggest strength. The pacing got thrown off a little toward the end, but it got back on track quickly for a fantastic payoff.
Now about the cast, with what may be slight spoilers.
I'll be honest I don't remember many of the names, there were too many accents to try and understand and remember everyone.
Henry Cavill was great as the main guy, even though he didn't really feel like the main character, and I don't mean that as a bad thing. The ensemble was very strong here. If it didn't feel so annoying, I would love to style my mustache like him. And I don't like guns, but if I had to have one I'd pick the big tube gun thing with the silencer that he uses.
Like I said, the ensemble is very strong, but I think a lot of people are going to be talking about Alan Ritchson's performance as Lassen. He's got this crazy berserker Norse energy that's a lot of fun to watch.
The rest of the team is great but of course my favorite has got to be Eiza González. If you don't already love her, you will after this. She's strikes a perfect (and I mean perfect) balance of intelligence, confidence, experience, and downright sexiness. But she's not just those things, that's something the movie does really well is show the characters falter. They aren't perfect, but when they make a mistake or a wrench is thrown in the plan, they might panic for a second, but then they recalibrate. Also, Eiza's costumes are just plain gorgeous, like you won't be able to take your eyes off of them, but not in a distracting from the story kind of way. It makes sense why she is dressed like Cleopatra, for example.
Babs Olusanmokun is also fantastic, he reminds me a lot of his character from Dune, just more sophisticated.
The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare isn't perfect, the plot armor on the main characters is extremely thick, and I feel like silencers aren't really that silent, but most little details don't really make a difference. The movie is a ton of fun, especially if you want to watch attractive people kill Nazi's and mess with the British
Saw Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare last night and holy shit that movie was amazing! Could not recommend this movie more. Each scene really is a master class of whatever emotion they were trying to convey. You can tell that the crew had a blast making it
shoutout to riz boasting in the essay on fabian's behalf. like theres monsters rushing him and hes scribbling on the wall "I, FABIAN SEACASTER, SON OF BILL SEACASTER—"
hello, sexiest man alive committee? yes I'd love to nominate Lou Wilson and Brian Murphy for attempting to speed-write an actual in-universe 300-word essay in 5 minutes of real time as Fabian and Riz posing as Fabian with complete earnest and a 120 percent commitment. both this effort and the incredibly smooth hand-off in the middle of it was maybe the most attractive thing i've ever seen a man do
yes it's a dungeons and dragons show. don't put me on hold. hello
ya know, when I was abt to watch shadowhunters, I was so excited about Malec and Saphael but to my surprise, saphael wasn't even real and everything literally crumble around me