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Originally Posted by Roof-Daddy
Watched The Gentleman and thought it was very entertaining.
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I had the same reaction. Definitely not overtaking Snatch or Lock Stock, but it was worth a watch for sure. I think it's probably the third movie if you were doing a Guy Ritchie marathon. But I didn't think it quite had the same soul as those two movies. Felt somehow too polished. Hugh Grant stole the thing though, really fun performance to watch.
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Originally Posted by nik-
It's the story of a fading B star and his friend set against the backdrop of the death of an era of innocence.
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Yup.
I watched OUATIH as well recently, and enjoyed it. It wasn't my favourite movie of the year or anything, but it was still an excellent way to spend an evening. I am, at this point in my movie-watching existence, really into the creation of an atmosphere more than anything else, and that movie created a mood and a sensation better than probably anything he's done since Reservoir Dogs.
It was, however, quite an un-Tarantino movie, other than the sort of "fantasy" element that has crept into his style particularly since Kill Bill. And it's ludicrous to suggest that it's comparable to Pulp Fiction.
I think if you were young in the late 60's or early 70's, you probably would have watched the whole thing with a massive smile on your face throughout.