What to See this Week (01/21/22)
House of Gucci
INSPIRED by the true story of the family behind the Italian fashion empire, the films follows socialite Patrizia Reggiani (Lady Gaga) who marries into the Gucci family and later was charged of arranging the murder of her husband, Maurizio (Adam Driver). Directed by Riddley Scott, the film also stars Jared Leto, Al Pacino, Salma Hayek, and Jeremy Irons. IndieWire’s David Erhlich writes, “Some moviegoers may be disappointed to find that Scott’s film isn’t quite the unapologetic romp that its trailers promised; that it’s less fun than it is fascinating, despite the arena-sized bigness of Lady Gaga’s lead performance and Jared Leto’s very welcome decision to play Maurizio’s failson cousin like a commedia dell’arte cross between Fredo Corleone and Waluigi (no last name given). But this is hardly a case of a movie that can’t decide on its tone. On the contrary, House of Gucci is best enjoyed as a movie about the blood-feud over its tone.” The “Tomatometer” of film review aggregate site Rotten Tomatoes gives the film a score of 63%, while its audience score is 83%.
MTRCB Rating: R-13
The King’s Man
THE FILM, a prequel to the popular Kingsman franchise, focuses on one man who has to stop some of history’s worst tyrants and criminal masterminds from starting a war and wiping out millions of people. Directed by Matthew Vaughn, the film stars Ralph Fiennes, Harris Dickinson, and Gemma Arterton. Brian Tallerico of www.rogerebert.com writes, “It’s a film that is too often trying to be a serious study of politics, warfare, and pacifism until it slaps you in the face with a reminder that this is all set-up to one of the broader, goofier action franchises of the modern era.” The “Tomatometer” of film review aggregate site Rotten Tomatoes gives the film a low score of 42%, while its audience score is 80%.
MTRCB Rating: PG
