The Gentlemen: Season 1 (2024)
Gentlemen was one of my favorite films of the past 5 years and when I heard that Netflix was going to turn it into a TV show, I couldn't help but feel bewildered. Years have passed and it has finally come out but strangely enough, it wasn't a waste-of-time cheap cash grab that I thought it would be. While it's way below the criminal bar that Guy Ritchie is known for, it was quite an enjoyable evening past time and I wouldn't mind watching a second season.
The story is about Eddie Horniman, who inherits his family estate after succeeding his father as the Duke. Pretty soon he discovers that his father wasn't a simple aristocrat and over the years, he established a partnership with a drug cartel that built a weed farm underneath the vast estate. While he wants to be out of this business; unfortunately, the current circumstances he finds himself in, make the exit strategy slightly complicated. The first episode hooked me right away and as the story progressed the criminal web became a lot more tangled.
Naturally, this web is filled with a number of interesting spiders from various nationalities and backgrounds played by a nice cast of actors. Everyone was very stylish and overall the series looked quite polished. While the narrative was interesting, it lacked that zesty electric feel that we all loved in the film. The overall experience sometimes felt like a set of quests because the story needed to be stretched out over 10 episodes instead of a quick 100 minute movie.
The dialogue was well put together but it lacked Guy Ritchie's iconic razor sharp wittiness. Consequently, despite occasional hilarious moments, the humor also felt quite tame as it was a Netflix series and Guy was obviously restricted in terms of what the characters could say. Nevertheless, the series kept me engaged the entire time and delivered an enjoyable ending making me curious to see where the story goes from there.
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Gentlemen was one of my favorite films of the past 5 years and when I heard that Netflix was going to turn it into a TV show, I couldn't help but feel bewildered. Years have passed and it has finally come out but strangely enough, it wasn't a waste-of-time cheap cash grab that I thought it would be. While it's way below the criminal bar that Guy Ritchie is known for, it was quite an enjoyable evening past time and I wouldn't mind watching a second season.
The story is about Eddie Horniman, who inherits his family estate after succeeding his father as the Duke. Pretty soon he discovers that his father wasn't a simple aristocrat and over the years, he established a partnership with a drug cartel that built a weed farm underneath the vast estate. While he wants to be out of this business; unfortunately, the current circumstances he finds himself in, make the exit strategy slightly complicated. The first episode hooked me right away and as the story progressed the criminal web became a lot more tangled.
Naturally, this web is filled with a number of interesting spiders from various nationalities and backgrounds played by a nice cast of actors. Everyone was very stylish and overall the series looked quite polished. While the narrative was interesting, it lacked that zesty electric feel that we all loved in the film. The overall experience sometimes felt like a set of quests because the story needed to be stretched out over 10 episodes instead of a quick 100 minute movie.
The dialogue was well put together but it lacked Guy Ritchie's iconic razor sharp wittiness. Consequently, despite occasional hilarious moments, the humor also felt quite tame as it was a Netflix series and Guy was obviously restricted in terms of what the characters could say. Nevertheless, the series kept me engaged the entire time and delivered an enjoyable ending making me curious to see where the story goes from there.
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