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‘The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare’ Review: Henry Cavill Leads a Pack of Inglorious Rogues in Guy Ritchie’s Spirited WWII Coup
Guy Ritchie brings his trademark attitude to a black ops mission that turned the tide against the Nazis in 'The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare.'
“Ministry” marks Guy Ritchie ’s best attempt at one-upping a franchise in need of a reboot, except that here, he looks to history (rather than Fleming’s oeuvre) for inspiration, adapting the eponymous book by Damien Lewis, whose subtitle says it all: “How Churchill’s Secret Warriors Set Europe Ablaze and Gave Birth to Modern Black Ops.” Liberating Appleyard — who has a car battery clamped to his nipples when they find him — proves no problem for Gus’ men, lending the film its most purely pleasurable action sequence: a bombastic raid on a surprisingly easy-to-infiltrate enemy base, where the gang waltzes in and eviscerates their adversaries. Sporting a swollen chest and tightly curled handlebar mustache, Cavill brings a charm all but absent from the stiff secret agent he played in “Argylle,” while Ritchson — between his homoerotic flirting and homicidal flair — seems destined to be the fan favorite.
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