The Gentlemen

Guy Ritchie at his best! For me it's an even more entertaining and coherent experience than the original film, albeit without any proper stars, but it's London Gangster as it should be! The likable Theo James inherits a drug empire after his father dies, with a fortune and its problems to deal with, most of which are caused by his wayward brother Daniel Ings. Alongside Theo, Kaya Scodelario is awesome, and is not only great to watch but has a superbly written character. Ritchie could have pushed the envelope more in terms of action and violence, we get relatively little of that here, but he makes up for it with polished and witty dialogue, great twists, great pacing, cool characters (every new character on the scene is awesome) and a likeable atmosphere. I really devoured the whole series in one breath without blinking an eye, that's how much I enjoyed it. We're only in March and already there are at least five candidates for series of the year. This year is going to be very interesting. 9/10. (13.03.2024)

Right from the start, I have to say that I enjoyed the series, I didn't feel bored watching it and I was very sorry that the creators almost didn't use the potential of what, in my opinion, is the best character - the manager, gamekeeper, and Jeff's educator. I have already mentioned this in comments / reviews of individual episodes, but I have to mention it again that in my opinion, even Guy Ritchie did not fully utilize his potential. Of course, it wasn't his screenplay, but I still expected a much larger dose of dark humor and something more than just current cheap methods. I noticed that the concept of an unexpected twist has quietly disappeared from movies and series. Instead, his younger brother from the Twist family is now spreading everywhere. This guy's first name is Expected and his nickname is Basically Annoying. Well, this freak basically dominated the series / first season (especially the last three episodes), ruining the overall impression for me. / Lesson: Not only in saving family traditions and estates the end justifies the means. (24.06.2024)