Ministry Of Ungentlemanly Warfare - Decent But Disappointing

While it might not have been the all-action extraveganza promised in the trailers, and definitely not one of Guy Ritchie's better films, Ministry was still a decent WW2 adventure movie. But could have been so much more.
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[@chance_ondriezek99]

If there’s an actor who seriously needs a new agent, it’s Henry Cavill.

[@reesebn38]

It's Hollywood that keeps screwing him over.

[@Rootiga]

you aren't allowed to go against THE MESSAGE, so there's nothing Cavill can do unfortunately

[@thomashogan9196]

If there's an actor who definitely needs a social media curator to keep him from driving away his fan base, it's Alan Ritchson.

[@LucefieD]

@@thomashogan9196 for sure, unless he's actually about the life.

[@thomasbecker9676]

@@thomashogan9196 Explain, please.

[@nightking0130]

Man I swear Henry Cavill is cursed.

[@lechuck312]

Well, one can't have everything I guess

[@makeitsonumberone1358]

Dont accept shitty scripts then 🤷‍♂️

[@HWSimRacing]

The Superman curse continues - least he's still walking and breathing

[@forsakenparadise6828]

This definitely is a step up from Batman vs Superman and the Witcher it actually has redeeming qualities and comedy that lands

[@GigglingStoners]

Handsome, popular and rich af. I feel really sorry for him.

[@StrikerEureka85]

Cavill in "The Man from UNCLE" is the closes thing to him playing 007

[@Bond.JamesBond00]

I agree uncoincidentally.

[@parzavaal5335]

That "Anyway, Go away now" made me feel like I frequently visit a hermit in the mountains, asking a simple question about a singular topic and I get a full tale from his life story about it, sharing his wisdom one long winded analogy at a time.

[@hiphopdirewolf454]

Aye

[@stephend4909]

Yeh I dunno why he tells you to go away now when he comes up out of nowhere and laboriously unloads his grief on you after a few too many bevvies, oh wait, that's me.

[@robertz768]

'Disappointingly OK' is a hell of a lot better than anything else I have seen lately.

[@Yesica1993]

I was thinking along the same lines. Does it not shove THE MESSAGE down our throats? Then it seems a candidate for a future rental someday. It's sad that my standards are this low. But here we are. Plus, that title is fantastic!

[@JLAvey]

Around where I live, I've noticed more older movies showing up on the big screen. One place currently has Alien and The Mummy. Another has cinema classics at ten on Tuesdays for two dollars. Next week is Raiders of the Lost Ark.

[@BrooklynSkateUSA]

@@Yesica1993I saw it in theatres and it was a fun enjoyable movie

[@Chadius_Thundercock]

Probably the most 5/10 movie I’ve ever seen. The kind of movie you watch and immediately forget about

[@fyrchmyrddin1937]

@@Yesica1993 I didn't even believe it force-fed THE MESSAGE to the audience. Sure, the femme fatale might be accused of Mary-Sue-ism (which would be unfair) or the fact that her controller is Jamis from Dune might be claimed to be blackwashing, but the reality is that this *actually happened*.

[@brianmaingi8289]

Its been a hell of a week for Henry Cavil

[@adrianpansky1043]

He’s so good, what else was he in this week?

[@Pannicusthethird]

​@adrianpansky1043 there was a big fiasco in 40k regarding a lazy lore change that disrespects the overall source of 40k which cavil is working on a series in it

[@adrianpansky1043]

@@Pannicusthethird oh just like Witcher and superman. I didn’t like Witcher but he was the best superman

[@d3generate804]

@@adrianpansky1043 he was also the best Witcher, in the worst adaptation

[@spacecowboy5486]

​​@@PannicusthethirdI don't think that the female custodes change will impact the 40k show in the slightest. I mean there might not even be Space Marines in it, and I reckon that if there are, they will not be the main focus, let alone the custodes. Also stop whining about the female custodes thing like it's the end of the world, it's cringe

[@iori1303]

Til Schweigers biggest achievement was convincing Hollywood that he is a good actor and the go to guy whenever someone is needed to play a german...

[@hydriumstudio]

because Christoph Waltz, an actual perfect german, can't be bothered?

[@iori1303]

@@hydriumstudio Walz is not a German tho As a german you can tell because of his austrian accent.

[@jdrancho1864]

@@iori1303 from 6000 miles away, a distinction without a difference.

[@iori1303]

@@jdrancho1864 You´re right, from 10.000 kilometers away, for us europeans, Ryan Reynolds, Ryan Gossling, Jim Carrey, Keanu Reeves... are all actors from the US 🤔

[@hydriumstudio]

@@iori1303 i mean, he's half german and half austrian. he has german citizenship. idk seems like he qualifies.

[@rennmaxbeta]

"The Gentlemen" on Netflix was superb; Guy Ritchie in peak form. Theo James and particularly Kaya Scodelario were both excellent leads.

[@owenbutton3821]

Agreed, Gentlemen is fantastic

[@DeusNyx]

The man can't catch a break. First, his Superman gets axed, then he's handed a bunch of roles that are mediocre. Then his beloved Custodians get retconn'd.

[@allmynickhvbeentaken]

Not to mentioned how they butchered Witcher, despite his objections. Feels bad man.

[@dilanrajapaksha]

What's Custodians?

[@denkerbosu3551]

@@dilanrajapaksha You know Henry Cavill plays Warhammer 40K? Custodians is his favorite faction to play. Recently they retconned their lore for DEI reasons. Reminds me how they made Peter Quill/Star-Lord bisexual in the comics after Chris Pratt, the actor who plays him in the MCU, got a rep as a conservative christian. They're vindictive like this.

[@SumDumGy]

I have yet to see him in a mediocre role since Superman was cancelled.

[@racheljames7]

I think the custodes retcon happened precisely because Cavill is making the series. Its pure spite.

[@Checkmate9moves]

The heart of the movie was how much fun the guys were having, which made me have fun. Sometimes, thats all I need

[@Mr.Incomplete-ht2vl]

Boom.

[@rodycaz8984]

Meh.

[@Justforthefifteen]

Just say you have no friends

[@MeatSim64]

​@@Justforthefifteen Let's not assume things on the internets, shall we?

[@timbob1145]

​@@Justforthefifteen how many lumens is your projector?

[@4RILDIGITAL]

Adequate, yet disappointingly unremarkable. Good potential marred by uneven pacing and flabby editing. Well performed roles just weren't enough to elevate the lacking script. Certainly not a must-rewatch.

[@LoveratLoves]

We all know what happened to Guy Ritchie - a succubus attached itself to him and sucked out his creative soul.

[@MeatSim64]

I dunno what succubi are doing to me. I am not creative yet they wanna suck what energy I have outta me lol

[@goatwarrior3570]

At least she was a virgin.

[@verlinswarey507]

What do you mean?

[@Vivi_9]

He's just not good at making movies anymore

[@beloved-child]

Madonna hasn't been married to him for awhile now.

[@Watchful0ne]

You know it’s serious when the Drinker doesn’t start with : “Ya know…”

[@LeoJay]

Henry should just produce/write/direct his movies at this rate lol

[@Tomiwa101]

The way y'all push Henry Cavill, one would think he's the next Daniel Day Lewis. Based on his movie selections, he OBVIOUSLY cares about being in blockbusters to make serious money than testing his acting range in lower budget productions. So, I don't get these complaints because he's living his best life. He's not going to be the oscar-winning star y'all are pushing him to be.

[@Sulaco99]

Stop saying "y'all". ​@@Tomiwa101

[@itsawoodchuck4330]

@Tomiwa101 Why you copy pasting the same comment about Cavill? What did he not give you an autograph once? Or is it he won’t espouse the political message most other actors will and it bothers you he may not share your political beliefs?

[@AdderTude]

He's currently having trouble with his 40K show production due to recent controversy that GW themselves caused.

[@kevinroche3334]

​@Sulaco99 agree, makes me puke! It's everywhere now.

[@Vulpine407]

The Critical Drinker: "It's okay." Me: "Must watch it then!"

[@glitterkitty1979]

Facts

[@rankyb8088]

They hyped that female agent to be some kind of badass but all in all she just talked and fired 1 single bullet. 1

[@TheElbowMerchant]

Congrats on the 2 million subscriber milestone! It's about damn time. Thanks for years of entertainment, especially all of the laughs.

[@johnym.8878]

He is not entertaining, he is just drunk, and delivers. Like every real doctor, he needs to be drunk and do the surgery to extract the "message". Anyway, he deserves 2M.

[@TheWarmachine375]

"Manners maketh man." - motto of Kingsmen Secret Service

[@aldunlop4622]

It was my high school motto too.

[@donovan665]

William Blake coined that phrase

[@smittysmeee]

For some reason I read it as "Makemeth Man" and for a second I was wondering what a superhero flick that would be.

[@L8rCloud]

That’s a reflection on YOU Just because the first time you’ve heard it was in a movie you saw, buddy, doesn’t mean this 18th century English phrase was originally from that movie.

[@thethriftstorecowboy1102]

I honestly feel like this one didn’t deserve the gaze of this channel. Movies don’t have to be ground breaking to be good. This was a perfectly fun classic feeling summer action movie, that wasn’t pushing any nonsense, had tough guys being tough and bad guys being bad and was a thoroughly entertaining and violent romp that felt at home with classic WW2 action films like the dirty dozen, guns of navarone, or Kelly’s heroes. Movies don’t have to reinvent the genre they exist in, sometimes it’s fun to just get something that’s what you paid for

[@prodigygod1]

I disagree. Hes holding the bar high and the movie itself wasn't considered bad it was just not hitting the mark. To me Drinker is saying we should be happy movies are turning a 180 but to not get complacent on our standards. I'm sure many are just so happy to see dudes being dudes and chicks being chicks again they are going to treat this like the 2nd coming of Jesus. I hope one day we can just enjoy movies for what they are and meant to be. I want my deep thinking here and my titties there.

[@thethriftstorecowboy1102]

@@prodigygod1 so you totally just ignored everything I said. Got it

[@TheAntsh]

It was too long and too dull

[@paulstevenconyngham7880]

I agree man, I enjoyed this film and recon the drinker is beginning to miss the mark

[@michaeldayton127]

The reason I think it fell short of being as good as Inglourious Basterds is due to the fact we’re never really shown the villains as serious threats. We see the Nazis succeed twice against people we are led to believe won’t bend to them: Hans Landa in the opening scene with the farmer and later the Nazi who calls Michael Fassbender’s bluff at the bar after just the slightest of mistakes. In Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare it felt like they were playing on easy mode.

[@fab-antonio]

Exactly, the villians are cartoon characters at best.

[@James-sk4db]

I dunno inglorious felt like a cathartic exercise for the creators on their hatred of nazis. “What if a bunch of Jewish people actually assassinated hitler” Didn’t really like that film. Too stupid.

[@mennymoto]

@@James-sk4db you can apply the same reasoning to all hollywood war movies, tbf

[@roningai4791]

@@mennymoto Not quite all. "The Enemy Below" is not the typical german = bad film. But you´re right for the most of the Hollywood war movies.

[@Treblaine]

I find the ideal movie would be a balance between the two, despite Brad Pitt's speech in IB there was a distinct lack of 'killin nazees' until the very very end. Gonna go with my man Steven Spielberg, he struck a great balance between Ze Germans as a threat but also actually show them being vanquished. They were cartoony but at least Indy had to run from them. The problem with a commando raid is the nature of a raid by the allies is it naturally puts the heroes on the offensive from the start. Maybe there should have been something where they're immediately put on the backfoot like ending up in a duel with a U-boat where their ship is sunk and swim to shore with little weaponry. IDK how precisely to do it, you want a rampage but you have to earn it. Even Rambo was on the backfoot before striking back.

[@perunarieska9182]

The more I hear about this movie, the more I understand why it's not playing in our local theatre. Not sure if I'm disappointed by that or not.

[@torsten89]

The drinkers review is spot on. It's a very solid movie, not amazing. I would say definitely worth seeing. I didn't feel like I wasted my money or anything.

[@sasukest]

why wouldnt it be showing there?

[@thepoeticbutcher3370]

@@sasukest….The guy who plays Reacher went on a WOKE rant..

[@patriciafenwick5846]

I agree

[@earlp4854]

@@torsten89 perfect summation.

[@tonypalmentera7752]

They sure had a lot of steroids in WW2.

[@trishfitzpatrick2066]

I'm glad you mentioned Man From Uncle. My crowd loved it! Two manly spies, Henry Cavil and Armie Hammer, standing in a ladies clothing store arguing whether belts have to match outfits was hysterically funny. The scene where the torturer is ablaze and trapped in his own electric chair. Cavil and Hammer turn to see it. Hammer says, "He fixed the glitch" and Cavil replies, "Damn, I left my jacket in there." We had to stop the movie for a minute to stop laughing. I do enjoy Guy Ritchie flicks so I'll see Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare especially with the great Henry Cavil.

[@mozax8118]

Henry Cavil is really getting ragdolled in this industry and it's really sad to see that.

[@tomh1593]

He is picking bad projects.

[@TruthPrevails89]

Poor millionaire…

[@savioblanc]

I seriously no longer even feel sorry for the man. One or two bad choices is one thing. Repeatedly choosing bad projects is fully on him. Dude needs to get a better agent or he needs to learn how to choose properly

[@James-sk4db]

A guy Ritchie movie based on the SAS, role similar to a man from uncle. Yeah this one on paper should be amazing.

[@donoimdono2702]

Drinker saying Cavill being in this movie is as close as he'll ever get to playing 007........ These days they'd pick whoopi goldberg anyway.

[@dereksbooks]

The Man From Uncle remake is better.

[@magicwandstudio3141]

@@dereksbooksit does

[@TheHilltopPillbox]

Nice to see you at 2M subs, CD! Well-deserved! Oh, and your summation of Civil War was spot-on.

[@ivanmartinuk5581]

Congratulations on 2mil drinker Happy to be part of this journey.

[@Agooo13431]

The missing ingredient is having a nuanced, well-written, intersting and terrifying villain(s) who challenges the protagonists to be better than they ever thought possible

[@Grabthar191]

Yup,.. villains make the movie. The best bond movies have iconic villains, Goldfinger, Blodfeld, Jaws, Scaramanga, ... the crappy james bonds have villains like Elliot Carver in tomorrow never dies. You also have villains in other movies like Hannibal Lecter, Darth Vader, The Terminator, even back to Margaret Hamilton as the Wicked Witch of the West.. they made the movies they are in. A lame villain, makes for a lame story, no matter how cool the hero is.

[@ReddwarfIV]

@@Grabthar191 Hannibal Lecter wasn't the villain in _Silence Of The Lambs,_ Buffalo Bill was. Still fits your point, as Bill has plenty of presence and strong characterisation.

[@Thund3rstone]

Why the hell do the major international movies always cast Til Schweiger? The guy does not have a good calling anymore here in Germany and we got some much better actors. I am pretty sure Jürgen Vogel could pull of a scary and crazy Nazi boss, just checked and he did already. But I guess nobody else wanted the job (german actor for nazi role, again) and Schweiger takes anything that makes money. Also you would have to play against Waltz' Landa-Benchmark. So script and casting needed to work around that comparison. Ah, well, not well.

[@Agooo13431]

@@Thund3rstone are German actors reluctant to play Nazi roles for ideological reasons or just so they don't get stuck in one role? Just curious

[@Thund3rstone]

@@Agooo13431 It is about getting stuck in the role. You can clearly see, nobody is doing the evil Nazi more than once or twice. After Christoph Waltz tremendous performance it might be an additional problem nobody wants to do "Landa-light".

[@niveketihw1897]

Disappointingly okay is the story of my life.

[@raypurchase801]

You too?

[@gregsmith7949]

🤣 Same here.

[@Dontinquire]

Your sex life? 🤭

[@Lukeharperdeadlmao]

No cap 🥲

[@BrokensoulRider]

I'll drink to that.

[@Tubeflux]

Dear drinker, congratulations to your 2 million subscribers. I am one of them. And I confirm and celebrate together with you. Go on like this. Reasonable, funny, witty, balanced and simply entertaining reviews.

[@chagoot1024]

I'm an old woman. My son watches all the clips from the Drinker and all those other young fellows who should be outside in the fresh air more, and I find them quite amusing, even though my son has to translate for me from time to time as I don't speak CGI. We saw the trailer for this movie and had hopes that here was at last a movie it would be fun to see. It led my son to explore the book this movie came from--"Churchill's Secret Warriors", and the more he compared them, the more he felt disappointed in the coming movie. That book was so full of dramatic attacks and rescues--all absolutely true--that five movies could have been made from that one book. The side story of the exotic-looking lady and her colleagues never had to be inserted. It took up space that could have been used for so much more. There is a whole series of books on the subject, moving through the history of Churchill's Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare, written by Damien Lewis. I urge everyone here to read those books, especially the Brits amongst us. It will buck you up during the weirdness happening over there now, and you will be asking yourselves, "What ever happened to THAT kind of Brit?" It might give people ideas, and stiffen some spines. We need to do the same here in the US, as everything some mocked the Brits for tolerating before, is starting to happen here, and we're not fighting it either.

[@tonygreenfield7820]

Certainly wasn't going to be a franchise vehicle for Henry Cavill. The real life character he plays was killed on another mission about 8 months after the events in the movie. If i recall correctly his entire team was caught or killed and Cavills character was shot coming ashore in enemy territory because they landed on the wrong beach.

[@l4c390]

Almost all of the main characters were killed during the war.

[@----Jay----]

Femme fatale blows the smoke from her gun while pointing it at her own face, finger curled on the trigger. Just thought I'd point that out.

[@garrettsattem4799]

Modern trigger discipline as we know it today was not practiced during the war by any professional military, Allied or Axis. It wasn’t until around the time of the Vietnam War where firearm safety evolved to modern standards. But you are forgiven for not knowing.

[@gregpenismith1248]

It's a movie. What are you even on about?

[@Doodlebob563]

Hammer wasn't cocked at least

[@nathangriffiths6218]

@@garrettsattem4799 I think any competent firearms operator of the era would have known better than to point a loaded gun at their own face.

[@eddysgaming9868]

Ha!

[@KillerKingBalla]

HAPPY TWO MILLION!! For one of my favorite KZbinrs. The one that reminds me that ELA is not just a trash subject and is in dire need.

[@francisjo3]

Darn, I was looking forward to this. Thanks Drinker for letting me down gently!

[@Theakker3B]

Do we really need more movies that turn WWII into a farce?

[@tigermask3831]

Let's Belittle the Generation that Defeated Hitler and the Japanese Empire.

[@quintonposs3286]

Kelly's Heroes is one of those.

[@Lone-wolf-1982]

​@@quintonposs3286Yep. And it's one of the stupidest ww2 movies of its time

[@Lem0nsquid]

@@quintonposs3286at least those actors were all ww2 veterans

[@mar10ssj1]

Seriously. Imagine if this had been a more dramatic take on a daring mission without all the pandering and stayed true to the historical event. I guess they don't think such a movie would make $$$.

[@Thebeautifuleye]

It strikes me as if Call of Duty meets comedy but without the plot and proper execution.

[@Kurdati]

Vanguard in a nutshell

[@Bandog23]

Still would watch it

[@YAH2121]

Its basically Call of Duty Vanguard but movie form

[@ulforcemegamon3094]

That's Vanguard basically lol

[@Loathsome_Lynx]

​@@Kurdatito be fair, this isn't anywhere near as bad as vanguard, but it does share many of the same issues.

[@troymash8109]

Trailer looked like a DEI commercial. There was never a moment I considered going to see this.

[@frenchtoastchopsticksmanga5792]

Thanks Drinking, I was on the fence with this one and think I'll wait for streaming.

[@mikeyh0]

Ritchson has poor judgment about keeping his mouth shut.

[@robertbinder2743]

One of my main gripes with the movie was I never felt like the German’s were a threat. It felt unsatisfying watching our “heros” mosey on through checkpoint after checkpoint without any sense of a real challenge. Even the mix up in plans at the climax felt like it was taken in stride as if it was the plan all along.

[@ziggyinc]

I too was like... When did they have time to armor a cargo ship?and how would they do it?

[@Greenhead24]

I think alot of people over look that cavil did not get the same chance as other known actors that get attached to huge ips, chris pratt got jurrasic park,charlemet got dune,and the one time cavil got a huge ip like superman people loved him. So he absolutely get a shot to be attached to james bond before he has proven he can make an iconic role work,look at statham,he never gets attached to huge ips like marvel and his movies never make alot of money.

[@Eneeki]

He is a target of the industry because he respects canon. They can not vandalize a franchise if he is letting the world know they are doing it like what happened with the Whitcher.

[@michaeldc951]

I mean, he got Superman and the Witcher. Superman is maybe the most well known ip of all time and the Witcher is massive as well.

[@cj09beira]

@@michaeldc951 Witcher could have been massive

[@michielankersmit8656]

​@@Eneekithats the last 3 years with witcher yeah, what about the rest of his carreer? We also have no idea what roles he got offered and/or declined

[@SubZero-hs9xc]

​@@Eneekihe is the obe picking his projects for gods sake

[@melodicgrog]

Snatch and lock, stock and two smoking barrels are the only movies he’s made I actually enjoy.

[@haydenhazen815]

Congrats on 2 million subscribers Drinker! 👏

[@AmericanRollo]

I think the problem for me is the spy mission with Nazi’s side of the story kept me expecting a betrayal of some kind that never quite came. They kept pointing out all these surprises such as the number of Nazi’s on the island, reinforced ship, etc that I was waiting for Heron to end up being a traitor intentionally feeding misinformation. Maybe with Appleyard’s help. But when that never comes, it makes the emphasis on the island seem infinitely less essential to the actual story and has me wishing we got more time with Cavill’s crew.

[@Treblaine]

It's almost as if her entire role in the script was tacked on later to what was originally just a "boy's own" commando raid. Not surprised they're terrified of ever showing a female character in truly a bad light without also letting her have the last word about how sorry she is and the person she hurt the most was herself. I can see how Guy Ritchie would feel he was in no position to stand being second guessed over showing the girlboss as a traitor, or even being suspected of being a traitor. She has to be perfect.

[@AmericanRollo]

@@Treblaine Fact is her entire arc is essentially fabricated. While she did run missions with women, she was never there. Guy says this was a way to honor her in the film, but it absolutely made a lot of the film feel like studio mandating a female led side quest after initial viewings. Not even saying that’s what happened here, just how it felt in the film

[@Treblaine]

@@AmericanRollo It's easy to second guess after the fact (so I claim no great wisdom) but if you're going to add a fictional female character why not add one that's a bit more down to earth for balance against these larger-than-life commandos? Someone like a nurse or a mechanic who was swept along in the adventure but has a personal stake, like they lost a loved one in a U-boat sinking. I think on balance people appreciate a more emotionally open female character. But having her be the cold blooded badass just like the boys protects the movie from allegations of sexism.

[@logicalgreg9947]

The drinker is like a cup of coffee on a cold morning. Thanks man, you are a legend

[@rodrigodicandia6932]

oh dude you drinker got 2 million subscribe

[@TheHangarHobbit]

The fact that Alan Ritchson went full TDS just as the movie was about to be released and insulted the ones most likely to go to the movie certainly didn't help things either 🤡

[@flyinpigmusic331]

Congratulations on the 2 million subs, Drinker! 🍻

[@Snoddy2Hotty]

Henry Cavill will go down to be the most unlucky actor in Hollywood... This guy never catches a break

[@malpal5825]

He seems like a good guy for Hollywood standards but I never really thought he was that good of a actor. I like some of his movies sure but not really because of him. Most of his career is action movies so those can be hit or miss but I don't recall any films I saw much of his acting beyond that. Maybe he's not so much unlucky but just not that talented in that department?

[@Eneeki]

Because the industry has targeted him for not towing the woke line.

[@ConnorMcCartney95]

​@@malpal5825His whole time of being superman was very unlucky despite him being good and perfect looking for the character. When Black Adam came out it was said he would play the character more then DC got new CEO's and DC started over again. He got to play Geralt of Rivia when he is a huge fan of the books and games, they turned out to be pretty poorly written and got worse, he was still loved by the fans as Geralt. Very unlucky with his career is fair to say.

[@SubZero-hs9xc]

​@@Eneekilol this is not true at all, you guys make excuse for a 40 year old Man, he choose the projects

[@thebatman4279]

He's simply not a very compelling actor. Seems like a sweet guy but just isn't an actor that draws you in.

[@IdiotCinema]

I read the book this movie is based on last year. It wasn’t focused on one mission, but many years of ingenuity and bravery by people who were dragged into a war with few options but to leave behind the “honorable English warfare” ideal of the past and embrace trickery and cleverness to defeat Germany. Without about a half dozen of these folks inventing new weapons and offensive strategies, we probably would have lost the war. If you like non-fiction, check it out.

[@TarpeianRock]

Absolutely true dude : the movie does not respect what these brave men and women did.

[@maninthecamohat2735]

What's the book called?

[@harbl99]

@@maninthecamohat2735 Same title as the film. Author Giles Milton.

[@MikeHarvey-ol7xr]

Wheh! Good thing they didn't lose the war. Can you imagine how bad the world would be today if the no-doubt-about-it-good-guys lost?

[@IdiotCinema]

@@maninthecamohat2735 The full book title is “Churchill's Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare: The Mavericks Who Plotted Hitler's Defeat.”

[@carlsoll]

Congrats on *2M* Critical *D* 🤘 You continue to Cut Through The Noise, and as long as everything gets the same coat of Paint, your Matter-of-Fact Drive, will never tire 👉

[@makara80]

‘…with a modern twist’, ah yes, I can see from the footage presented here what that’s a euphemism for... Must keep those boxes ticked. 😉

[@lliamthrumble]

With a modern twist = Updated for Modern aUDIenCeS

[@rockbottom2822]

Too bad that this movie is historically incorrect since almost everyone on this planet knows that Jennifer Lawrence was the first and quintessential founding member of the SOE.

[@mikespearwood3914]

What's the reference?

[@rockbottom2822]

@@mikespearwood3914 Jennifer Lawrence of course.

[@mikespearwood3914]

@@rockbottom2822 That literally explains nothing. What specifically about her? A movie role? A tv show cameo?

[@rockbottom2822]

@@mikespearwood3914 Well, it quite literally explains everything if you look up her interview where she claimed to be the first female action star - the rest is meme history.

[@mikespearwood3914]

@@rockbottom2822 Ok thanks. Now I have some context.👍

[@kiddfamilyfarmllc9962]

Not watching anything “Jack Reacher does. He’s running his mouth about cops.

[@james87367]

He's ruined his career. Which I find bizarre because he was just taking off. One thing you don't do in America is bad mouth cops and the military. Especially if you are privileged actor. Jesus. What a moron.

[@stevet2037]

Congrats on 2M subs!

[@mikemoore4033]

As someone once said "It has a certain syrup, but it doesn't pour". Congrats on the two mill., well deserved.

[@darksars3622]

"Its was ok" - critic

[@vincentjames7210]

He's not a critic, he's a drinker

[@Or_else_it_gets_the_hose_again]

@@vincentjames7210but what kind of a drinker is he? A Critical one.

[@thedrinkinggamemaker9749]

"but no cigar"

[@markusfreund6961]

@@vincentjames7210 Should've been content with your mommy considering you smart.

[@JP-oe4ry]

"A masterpiece of our generation" - The New York Times......on the back of every book I own! 😂

[@TheDrunkardHu]

Thanks, as always, for the heads up!

[@MaximusGermanicus-df8js]

The 80-year humiliation ritual continues unabated.

[@odysseusrex5908]

That's what you get for starting the most destructive war in human history, for the most evil of reasons, and losing.

[@johnklein233]

That's how history works. It will never stop, just ask a Roman.

[@marthsmask5798]

Here in Germany, we have a rule, if Till Schweiger is in it, you don't watch it, simple.

[@TheHimbeerjoghurt]

Inglorious Basterds?

[@marthsmask5798]

@@TheHimbeerjoghurt I don't like that movie either

[@brocklastname6682]

"Here in Germany, we have a rule, if Till Schweiger is in it, you don't watch it, simple. " Elaborate please.

[@TheHimbeerjoghurt]

@@brocklastname6682 He is very well known in Germany but just makes bad movies for the most part

[@jailbird1133]

Y'all made Hasslhoff a music star, so I'm not sure I'd trust your judgement on cinema...lol

[@miscamisca6775]

This movie and inglorious bastard makes one wonder why it took 5 years to win the war. I mean, if it is so easy to kill the enemy it must mean that the other 99.9999% was doing a really lousy work. I guess a bunch of German kindergarten teachers was kicking ass on the west front for 4 years straight and had a hang over in Greece on the D day.

[@albertmockel6245]

I did not like Inglorious that much but it was wayyy better than this

[@LucifersTear]

Congrats on the 2mil drinker 🤘😎🍻

[@CoryWilson]

Just saw it last night. Definitely agree 100%. Didn't hate it. It was a lot of fun. Wasn't Guy Ritchies best and I'll probably never watch it again. Was fun going to the theater again for the first time since last summer though. No regrets about seeing it at all. Easily probably the best movie in theaters right now but that's not saying a lot considering what a funk Hollywood is in

[@kicknowledgesmith8608]

The Gentleman series is pretty good if you like Guy Ritchie

[@CoryWilson]

@@kicknowledgesmith8608 already watched it and loved it!

[@jackcohen4931]

​@@kicknowledgesmith8608 the movie is very good.

[@hulkfan97]

I saw it last night a bit of a let down. It has some enjoyable scenes and Eiza Gonzalaz is fun to look at especially in her Cleopatra dress I just wish the action was more focused and brutal. Alan Ritchson grabs an axe and we dont see him.use it. I want a gorey action war movie. The movie I feel didnt warrant an R rating as far as violence goes. Mostly bloodless. It could have been PG-13.

[@c4tubo]

We appreciate your honest assessment. It's sad when the elements are all there to deliver greatness but then fall short. This shows how all-time great films are just that because they fire on all cylinders: writing, acting, directing, cinematography, editing, score, etc. When any one of those don't measure up, the result is soon forgotten.

[@johnbeauvais3159]

I saw it in theaters on 4/20 (A certain person’s birthday) after being at the gun range shooting a lot of WWII weapons, perhaps it was just the lingering excitement from that but I honestly enjoyed the movie. The criticisms are valid and there’s certainly points where things aren’t great, but I found it easy to just have fun with. Like the supply ship doesn’t look remotely like the real vessel, but then again there aren’t many 80 year old freighters around today, partially because of the damn U-Boats. But it’s a real freighter, and the HMS Violet, a violet is a flower, the ship should have been a flower class like the HCMS Sackville. They used HMS Belfast, but hey it’s a real WWII vintage ship so I’ll take it, the U-Boat looks like the one they keep in Malta from U-571, so it looked pretty good. Overall I guess I was just so prepared for crappy CGI that looks terrible that the authentic feeling sets were enough to placate me. Long and short I’d say go see it but treat it like if someone made a movie about a Sniper Elite mission.

[@TheJagerbull]

I mean, I think this might be due "Jerry Bruckheimer" being part of the production that this felt like a "watered down" Ritchie movie, It's not a "bad" thing, but I was "entertained", and would still look forward to whatever next "experiment" they're willing to try in the future. As long as I get entertained, I'll keep trying what they make

[@justinsayin3979]

Who are you quoting that said all of this?

[@rhys5958]

Stands to reason that celebrities absolutely need to remove themselves from social media for the sake of whatever project they’re in because there’s so many that have sullied themselves with shit takes online

[@TruthPrevails89]

Facts. Ritchson single handedly drove away a huge audience, which would have watched this movie. Big steroid muscles, peanut brain.

[@rhys5958]

@@TruthPrevails89 That’s exactly what I was referring to in this instance!

[@proto57]

Exactly. Ritchson's slander of Trump and his supporters (me) actually probably nixed MORE than half the potential audience for this genre of movie, along with Reacher. How these actors think they can say, effectively, "I hate all of you, you all really, really suck... but come pay me to act for you", is perplexing to me. He turned out to be a clueless douche.

[@rhys5958]

@@proto57 I really don’t know what’s wrong with people over the last decade or so, there’s so many psychos out there especially on the left that go out of their way to verbally and sometimes physically attack people for their voting preferences and cultural values. What happened to people “if you’ve got nothing nice to say stfu and say nothing at all” 😂

[@damonr6987]

Top Secret 1984, now that's a WWII movie.

[@mikavirtanen7029]

I dig Skeet Surfin'

[@reikun86]

Haha love that movie 😂

[@lliamthrumble]

1984: The Manual. Showing in real life theatres now!

[@paulschneider4480]

i left my seat when the Nazi officer happily deferred to a black man and held the door open for him.

[@danieldelange1583]

Let’s also talk about how Ritchson’s comments on “conservative America” in recent weeks have definitely tarnished a major portion of the audience who watch military-action/historical movies and tv shows.🤷‍♂️

[@WhiskerBiscuit1]

Man, dude that plays Reacher is GIGANTIC!!

[@classifiedtopsecret4664]

Meh, i seen bigger.

[@jessejames8900]

"That's what she said!"

[@rossbach451]

Juicing hard, that one.

[@Nobody-U-Want-2-Know]

Copious amounts of steroids and a couple hours a day can make anybody look like him. There’s no magic involved.

[@lewiscook4072]

@@rossbach451 while he pretends he's natty 😂

[@axemexa1]

"Decent but disappointing" is exactly how I felt about this too. Not a waste of time, but not something that I'll think about much after seeing it. One issue was that everything came way too easy to the heroes. It never felt like anyone might die or that anything was even difficult for them to pull off. 6/10

[@jasonthedave6140]

Your opening description of this movie pretty much match how I feel about Man from Uncle. I'll wait for streaming.

[@pallmall502]

Carvill plays Gustavus Henry March-Phillipps, who is said to be one of the characters that inspired Ian Fleming to create james bond.

[@mattcavanaugh6082]

'Based on true events.' (i.e., there was a war between England and Germany a while back.)

[@ronpetersen2317]

It was also true that they steal the boat. But these things are always with artistic license.

[@smokingcrab2290]

Yeah literally nothing in this movie was real

[@ronpetersen2317]

@@smokingcrab2290 They really wern't going for a dramatic oscar winning documentary with this one. That was probably pretty obvious for everyone

[@Mortiel]

The magnificent Sir Christopher Lee was turning in his grave when this movie was made. (For those unaware, Christopher Lee was in the real life MUW. It's theorized he was Ian Fleming's inspiration for James Bond.)

[@closelaugh185]

Make sure you zip up Count Dookus pants when you're done playing with his lightsaber

[@LucifersTear]

​@@closelaugh185best comment I've seen 😂🤣

[@johnklein233]

Hahaha! Not!

[@BryanW-bp3le]

Henry Cavill best performance in a movie was Mission Impossible, change my mind.

[@james87367]

I absolutely agree with you. He was brilliant in it. Everything else is kind of meh.

[@thewhiskeycowboy-official]

And let's not forget a lead actor who has decided it was a great career move to crap all over who up to this point was his base fan demographic... which will hurt movie sales and views in theaters no matter how good it may have been. It may do better in the secondary market though.

[@nhmooytis7058]

ANNND the Oscar for Perfectly Serviceable Film goes to...

[@markhindmarsh2811]

I bet the MCU and Star Wars franchise would absolutely love a "Disapointedly okay" comment from the Drinker 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@Marv-kv7vp]

I didn't know it was such a diverse time in history 🙄

[@ziggyinc]

it was like storm troopers in reverse, they literally could not miss.

[@enikthealtrusian-7754]

Henry Cavill even shoots some Natzees without even looking at them.

[@tyraelpl]

Having an OK from the drinker today is being better than just about 95% of productions, if not 99%.

[@riftshredder5438]

Morgan Freeman said it best, it doesn't matter how good your movie is, if it has a ridiculous title, it will be hard for people to recommend it, and the box office will suffer for it, he was referring to The Shawshank Redemption by the way lol

[@marychocolatefairy]

Yeah, I've long thought that filmmakers should consider if people would want to say the title of their movie at the ticket stand, lol. Look at how The American Society of Youknowwhats flopped recently. Though re Shawshank, as someone that remembers well when it came out, the problem was more that it came out in an unusually crowded fall with a bunch of hyped movies- it debuted the same day as Pulp Fiction (which was THE movie to see), and also around that time we had Interview With a Vampire, Stargate, the first TNG film, etc.

[@3DThrills]

At least they cut the title down from the original; _Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption_ And it wasn't even a standalone book. It shared _Different Seasons_ with 3 other stories.

[@riftshredder5438]

@@3DThrills with all the sequels to classic hit films that have been coming out recently, I'm surprised they haven't tried to adapt those

[@3DThrills]

Actually, the Nazi story _Apt Pupil_ was a film, as was Fall from Innocence: The Body: adapted into the 1986 film _Stand by Me_ @@riftshredder5438 Pretty successful collection of short stories, or novellas, to be more precise. But yeah, they ought to film the last story now, _The Breathing Method_ It's about the Lamaze method of giving birth. On second thought ...

[@hariseldon3786]

Saw it - "Friday night, nothing to do, yeah sure, lets go see it... movie..." That was fun - now lets go to the pub.

[@Heliarc777]

I just finished watching this movie and as much as I wanted your critique to be wrong. You were 100% right, as usual. For a movie that on paper should have been a hit, the writers actually went out of their way to make it mediocre.

[@thomashogan9196]

If Alan Ritchson wants to keep making a living playing "Super-Cops/Super Soldiers," he might want to stop insulting the only people who want to watch Super Cop/Super Soldier movies. It may get him praise from the ladies on The View, but it won't play in Peoria (and it didn't).

[@deathandtaxes8949]

Exactly

[@nathanwilliams4005]

Yup, no one looks to Hollywood to be lectured about politics and morality. GTFO. 😂

[@AnoneemusNoename]

Already chose to boycott season 2 and pirate it based on seeing Budweiser everywhere after the first season had stand-ins for PBR, and i'm a liberal Canadian lol. When i read that article all i heard in my head was Sean Strickland saying f*ck this guy dude, he's a weak man, he's the f*ckin enemy!" lol What a waste of good steroids. And by referring to myself as a liberal i mean an ACTUAL liberal that believes in the Charter of Rights and Freedoms which they refer to as "far right extremist" nowadays smfh as i sure as f*ck wont vote for leftwing extremist authoritarian "liberals" again anytime soon (and haven't since covid). Not after all the gender ideology and CRT cult brainwashing being taught in schools to young children, decriminilization of hard drugs leading to ppl using in open in public in front of RCMP that drive around with trans flags on their cruisers, the capture of our news media as a state funded propaganda arm, all the covid nonsense with abuse of emergency powers and infringement of human rights and freedoms with lockdowns, mandates, defamation and persecution of peaceful protestors with prison, debanking, spurious charges etc., destruction of economic supply lines by shutting down of work, schools and our economy in general, ntm all the ridiculous WEF ESG/DEI BS and carbon taxes leading to compounding inflation and corporate flight and price gouging making it so nobody can build a home, afford food or gas, or speak the truth freely without attempts at cancelling them or accusing them of hate speech etc. Reacher needs to start watching Donut Operator before he starts talking about cops killing innocents like that narrative is true smh.

[@krisp1871]

I thought he was a Christian conservative. What has he said about men?

[@SubZero-hs9xc]

@@krisp1871 he called out the entire police for a murder by them happened time ago

[@ewarda100]

Henry Cavill deserves more than acting alongside a B actor Alan Ritchson

[@lliamthrumble]

You did mean a C(uck) list actor, right?

[@grantsamson2384]

The nazis were too incompetent in this film. The scene where the guys gun jammed and the officer was too afraid to draw his gun really sunk it for me.

[@vikingvisigoth4384]

We just watch Lock Stock and 2 Smoking Barrels with my Bud's 14 year old son and that chit still holds up. I haven't watch that film since I rented it from Blockbuster whenever it was released. To stay employed today in the film industry you have to bend and it often comes at a price and I'm sure the man who made this film was dealing with those executives that compromised him. At least there was no "Message".... Unfortunately that's the best we can hope for these days.

[@dingusbingus7463]

Stiglitz joined the SS

[@NucleaRaptor]

Oh, Hoogo... 🤗

[@sowianskiwojownik5973]

"Say goodbye to my Nazi balls."

[@smokingcrab2290]

He finally woke up

[@sowianskiwojownik5973]

KZbin deleted my comment again.

[@Deathbytroll]

Propaganda films suckering people in

[@DualKatana]

Loved the Wayne's World cut...i couldn't help laughing at that one. Keep up the great videos, Will.

[@BBCEmily]

Honestly, I still really enjoyed it. It's not an incredible movie, but it's still a LOT of fun and really brings me back to the 80s-90s action flicks that don't really get made nowadays.

[@solomonrichards599]

Well, if there is one thing I can tell as a German, then it is, that nobody in Germany likes Til Schweiger. He is legitimately one of the most unpopular celebrities we got around here.

[@estabon2u]

Which is sad, considering you people worship David Hasselhoff

[@oscardinogetti3824]

Why don't they like him?

[@mikavirtanen7029]

How is Thomas Kretchmann liked by Germans? I just watched 2004 submarine movie In Enemy Hands which starred both Schweiger and Kretchmann....that was a decent low budget war movie with good cast.

[@ald1144]

Why? Asking in honest ignorance.

[@TheChurlishBoor]

@@ald1144 The poster is most likely just mindlessly parroting some media they'd watched or read somewhere. That's all. The chances of the poster being a professional analytical media statistician and researcher for media production studios looking to hire actors (for their box office draw) is rather slim, - but not impossible...

[@snekks7497]

Poor Henry.

[@tigermask3831]

Poor? He Got Paid for This Piece of Garbage.

[@hulkfan97]

Which one? There's 2 in this movie?

[@tigermask3831]

Poor Henry who got Paid Good Money to make another Garbage Movie.

[@EmperorSaistone]

Now that youve said it, Cavill would be awesome for the Bond role.

[@DustinBarlow8P]

My favorite genre is HIstorical Fiction, but I think WW2 has been done to death. I want to see a Korean war movie done well, but considering China owns the west now, doubt I will see that. As an aside I saw an recent South Korean movie taking place during the Korean War with Liam Neeson as General McAurthur. The plot was mostly the Chinese counter attack that drove the allies back, and a band of fighters that stayed in Seoul in order to by time for the retreating forces. Not sure if it was a true story but it was badass.

[@lacanian_lifter]

Ah yes, another movie about defeating the wrong guys in a senseless brother war

[@Halfort57]

explain

[@max__pain]

At least we're not speaking German. Salaam, ni hao, namaste, click clack

[@daveeyes]

Huh??

[@lacanian_lifter]

@@Halfort57 I think “defeating the wrong guys” is relatively self-explanatory. “Brother war” is a way that European infighting is sometimes described. Look into Churchhill’s benefactors and associates-bloodthirsty and resentful figures who took advantage of his hatred of Germany.

[@lacanian_lifter]

@@max__pain hey man that’s what I call cultural enrichment

[@zephyrosuav9760]

Jewish revenge story number 5995. Its a *fresh* *new* take

[@smokingcrab2290]

Seriously. The most laughable line was when the woman said Hitler hates the jews because he was jealous of their ability to survive. Sounds like projection to me.

[@hamzablackfyre3741]

This is so true lol! I am really tired of these kinds of films. It all got so repetitive. I don't know why people won't explore other stories. It's not like Jews were the only people that suffered in history. We can make other historical revenge stories.

[@Film_Sushi]

@@hamzablackfyre3741 Let me tell you a big secret. Jews weren´t the only people to suffer in history but they are the only ones ruling the deep state right now. So what do you think, do they let others take their spotlight, hmm? :)

[@pierrebroccoli.9396]

@@hamzablackfyre3741 I know right, how about the Russians under Uncle Joe or the Chinese at the hands of the Japanese Occupation? Not like people died under those scenarios - oh wait - Hollywierd, I forgot.

[@odysseusrex5908]

@@hamzablackfyre3741 Yeah, let's make movies that are revenge fantasies for the German humiliation in World War II.