The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare – Movie Review
Director: Guy Ritchie
Writer: Paul Tamasy, Eric Johnson, Arash Amel, Guy Ritchie (Screenplay)
Writer: Damien Lewis (Book)
Cast
- Henry Cavill (Argylle)
- Alan Ritchson (Fast X)
- Alex Pettyfer (Magic Mike)
- Eiza Gonzalez (Baby Driver)
- Babs Olusanmokun (Dune)
- Cary Elwes (Saw)
Plot: The British military recruits a small group of highly skilled soldiers to strike against German forces behind enemy lines during World War II.
Runtime: 2 Hours
There may be spoilers in the rest of the review
Story: The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare starts when the British military recruit Gus March-Phillips (Cavill). They want him to put together a team to take out a German force. Gus recruits Anders (Ritchson), Geoffrey (Pettyfer), Henry (Tiffin) and Freddy (Golding). The team works with Heron (Olusanmokun) and Marjorie (Gonzalez) who have a bigger presence in Nazi-occupied territory.
As the mission unfolds, the team must work with others and deal with problems. It shows them using a host of different methods to get the job done and get the perfect plan complete.
Verdict on The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare
The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare is an action comedy following a select group of British soldiers assigned to take out a German unit. It follows them getting together and completing a mission which gives them plenty of problems.
This movie feels like a more bombastic comedic vision of Inglorious Basterds. It has a heist feeling to the operation, which takes plenty of twists and turns. The action feels big, and the crew feels slick in how they operate. It has a great cast, who embrace their character’s swagger to life. However, it does feel overly British in places, bringing a stuck mentality to everything unfolding. Even if this is based on real people, it can come off to comedic for its own good.
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Final Thoughts – The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare is a typical big undercover operation.
