``The Gentlemen'' Everyone has grown up since then. “Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels” like 20 years later

Talkative narrators Hugh Grant and Guy Ritchie's ``Affordability''

The story of The Gentlemen begins with Mickey, played by Matthew McConaughey, being attacked in a pub. Mickey orders a beer, takes a seat, and begins talking on the phone, but a man in black holds a gun behind him. Immediately, blood splatters fly, and black blood sinks into the beer glass.

Why did this happen? The narrator is Fletcher, a private detective played by Hugh Grant. Fletcher, who was secretly visiting Mickey's right-hand man Ray (Charlie Hunnam), reveals the fact that he was tailing Mickey and his friends at the request of Dave, the editor-in-chief of a gossip magazine. Fletcher has evidence of crimes committed by Mickey and others, and tells him that unless he pays a hush fee of $20 million, everything will be leaked to the world. When The Truth comes out, Mickey's plans to sell his business and retire come to nothing. So what exactly does Fletcher know?

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Fletcher, who apparently loves movies, wrote the story of Mickey and his friends into a script for a movie called ``Bush.'' ``The Gentlemen'' follows Fletcher's story, which follows the script of ``Bush.'' In this way, the story begins to move forward, with the self-reference that ``this is a movie'' brought to the fore.

The beauty of this story's storytelling is that Fletcher, a man named Fletcher, takes on the role of narrator (surprisingly, Fletcher is aware that he is the narrator). Unlike ``Rock, Stock~'' and ``Snatch,'' the main characters in this work are all adults. Basically, everyone is calm, calmly dealing with the situation, and on the surface they exchange words calmly, but Fletcher is the only one who continues to talk about the events in a strangely excited manner. . His verbose narration drives the entire movie.

However, Fletcher's problem lies in the fact that he sometimes prioritizes flashy cinematic developments, and sometimes emphasizes the fact that his work is a movie script. For this reason, Ray often chides Fletcher, saying, ``He wouldn't do something like that'' and ``That's too absurd,'' and ends up joining Fletcher's games with the audience. Yes, Fletcher is an "unreliable narrator."

Guy Ritchie, with Fletcher's help, tells a story in which Mickey and many other characters act behind the scenes in complex situations, each with their own agendas. He speaks with plenty of leeway. Almost 20 years have passed since his debut as a director, and this is the kind of storytelling by a master who seems to enjoy telling the story itself. Please also pay attention to the synergistic effect with the rhythmic and sometimes rough editing that is characteristic of Ritchie's work.

Conversation plays are all about the action of words, characters and lines.