The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare
It’s the true WWII story of Operation Postmaster. This Guy Ritchie movie is most definitely highly fictionalized. It’s 1942. Britain is in its darkest hour. The Blitz is destroying London. U-boats are cutting off the Atlantic supply route. America remains on the sidelines. The Nazis’ main U-boat supply ship is located in a neutral Spanish colonial west African port. British parliament refuses to attack a neutral country. Winston Churchill secretly orders the unauthorized mission led by imprisoned soldier Gus March-Phillips (Henry Cavill) with his motley crew of outsiders.This is one of those real fake history movies. It’s more than the normal fictionalization. It’s got the wild sardonic Guy Ritchie humor. These characters are rather one dimensional with a few exceptions. It feels more like a comic book movie although that’s fine since that’s the intention. A highlight is the insanely gorgeous Eiza González. Alan Ritchson and his giant muscles seem to be popping up everywhere. I like this, but I don’t love it.
Director: Guy Ritchie
Actors: Alan Ritchson, Alex Pettyfer, Cary Elwes, Eiza González, Henry Cavill, Henry Golding, Hero Fiennes Tiffin
Country: Turkey, United Kingdom, United States
