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The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare

2024

Guy Ritchie

Henry Cavill, Eiza González, Alan Ritchson, Alex Pettyfer ...

5.8

5,550

Action. Comedy. War The British military recruits a small group of highly-skilled soldiers to strike against Nazi forces behind enemy lines during World War II.

	Media	Author	Review
		David Rooney The Hollywood Reporter	"It's moderately entertaining because there's a fascinating historical footnote at the root of it, but the execution doesn't maximize the story's potential"
		Emily Zemler The New York Observer	"It's violent, stylish and presented with flair while showcasing a lesser-known tale from the war that was only declassified recently (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of 4)"
		Benjamin Lee The Guardian	"A little better than his breezy spy caper 'Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre' and a little less effective than his swaggering revenge thriller 'Wrath of Man' (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"
		Mick LaSalle San Francisco Chronicle	"It's just a pretty good action film that borrows the plot from about three or four 'Fast and Furious' movies, while stealing riffs from Tarantino (...) Rating: ★★½ (out of 4)"
		Richard Roeper Chicago Sun-Times	"This is a Guy Ritchie action-comedy through and through, which means it's going to be a stylish, cartoonishly violent, slick and relatively mindless popcorn movie. We'll take it. (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of 4)"
		Tim Grierson Screendaily	"A smirking, shallow action-comedy -a total mission failure"
		David Ehrlich IndieWire	"Ritchie pumps this story full of enough cheeky rodomontade and eventually sail back to England on the residual breeze of the better movie it could have been"
		William Bibbiani The Wrap	"It's hard not to get swept up in this film's simple pleasures"
		Molly Freeman Screen Rant	"Though not Guy Ritchie's best film, 'The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare' has enough slick style and exhilarating action to be a helluva fun ride (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"
		Katie Walsh Los Angeles Times	"Even if the heavy stylization leaves the film feeling a bit arch, there’s a real affection that comes through in Ritchie’s homage to these early special-forces soldiers"
		Maggie Lovitt Collider	"Guy Ritchie is no stranger to the tactful art of blending incredible history with his bombastic brand of action, but 'The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare' ratchets it up to a whole new level (...) one of Guy Ritchie’s better recent films"
		Alissa Wilkinson The New York Times	"'The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare' is not a good movie nor a terribly enjoyable one, if you're paying attention to it. But as background noise, it's diverting and intermittently amusing"
		Mel Valentin Screen Anarchy	"Sometimes, seeing Nazis die in a hundred different ways is enough to cover the price of admission. 'The Ministry of Ungentlemanly' Warfare just might be one of those times"
		John Serba Decider	"[It] is perfectly acceptable disposable entertainment, but you’ll want to SKIP IT until you can watch it for free on a streaming service"
		Allison Wilmore Vulture	"There’s little sense of danger in Ritchie’s movie and not much in the way of suspense even in the murky finale"
		Glenn Kenny rogerebert.com	"While the action and suspense set pieces are executed with typical Ritchie bravura, the movie falls flat a lot of the time in between (...) Rating: ★★ (out of 4)"
		Lauren Coates AV Club	"Even Henry Cavill and a cast of charming Ritchie regulars can't rescue this film from its own banality"
		Peter Debruge Variety	"The movie relies on a terrific ensemble in nearly all its lead roles"
		Matt Donato IGN	"A solid Guy Ritchie take on World War II that tells an incredible, sort-of-true story that’s plucky, punchy, and quite entertaining"
		Jesse Hassenger Paste Magazine	"For Ritchie, this stolidness is an experiment and, in 'The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare' at least, a reasonably effective one"
		Derek Smith Slant	"A slight, forgettable action-comedy that never quite settles on what type of film it wants to be (...) Rating: ★★ (out of 4)"
		Tyler Nichols JoBlo	"Despite its 2-hour runtime, the film moves lightning quick. The plot is rather straightforward, and some may dislike the lack of twists, but not every film needs to pull the audience in a million different directions"
		Kristy Puchko Mashable	"'The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare' has its moments, harkening back to the winsome rogues and madcap mayhem of Ritchie's early gems (...) This is a rickety ride"
		Nick Schager The Daily Beast	"'The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare' would seem to be an almost ideal project for Ritchie —which is why its lethargy comes as such a dispiriting surprise"
		Jeremy Mathai SlashFilm	"'The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare' feels like a fun, yet forgettable step in the wrong direction"

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