First, allow me this digression; trust me, it’ll make sense.
Up until the credits rolled, I had the backstory all wrong. I thought this was a Paramount movie directed by Matthew Vaughn. I thought Paramount was desperate for a franchise and while Vaughn’s last Paramount outing died at the box-office they were happy to give him another shot with what seemed like a sure fire bet. Once I realized this was a Warners flick directed by Guy Ritchie, my feelings changed. I wasn’t rooting for this to win with quite the same enthusiasm.
This was a pretty good movie with too much of that Guy Ritchie slickness crammed down its throat. I just don’t agree with his choices. I don’t consider them thoughtful, just done for maximum style. There’s one particular moment where any sane person would want to see our lead’s reaction but instead we don’t. Why? Because Guy is intent on imposing his will and his wrong decisions on us.
On the plus side, the chemistry between Robert Downey Jr. and Jude Law is palpable which leads me to say something that pains me: they should have cut Rachel McAdams. No, wait, I like her, I really do! She’s charming and talented but she just doesn’t need to be in this movie.
Maybe Guy will settle down with the sequel, I rather liked ROCK N’ ROLLA, but the more I think about this flick, the less I like it.
Bummer.
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