In the Grey Review

 

Yes! It might've taken too long but I'm f

on time to review a Guy Ritchie film. Hell yeah!

In the Grey is an action-thriller movie that's produced by C2 and Toff Guy Films with Black Bear Pictures distributing. Guy Ritchie both wrote and directed.

The story is, despot Manny Salazar has stolen a billion dollar fortune. Rachel along with her two covert specialists Sid & Bronco have been assigned to get that fortune back. This'll soon lead to a game of strategy, deception, and more importantly, survival.

Initial Reaction

I wanted to see this for two reasons. One is because I like a lot of Guy Ritchie's films. Sure he's made some bad ones (looking at you Swept Away).  But I found a lot of his stuff to be enjoyable. The other reason being I want to support Henry Cavill since Warner Bros. has stupidity decided he's not Superman anymore ( by the way #RestoreTheSnyderVerse).

Cons

I've got nothing.

Middle Ground

Let's start with the story. Now if you're familiar with heist movies then you can expect the usual. Double crosses, high stakes recovery, loads of planning, etc. It's all very standard stuff. But I think what's gonna say this movie even in the slightest sense is the fun escapism. You can watch this and briefly forget all of the drama that's going on in the world. Then there's the pacing. Even though the movie is an hour and thirty-eight minutes sometimes some dialogue and banter scenes will kinda slow things down. But then the momentum will pick back up so it's not a total drag.

Pros

One pro is Ritchie's directing. He once again brings his usual flair of good editing, beautifully shot locations, and well-staged sequences of chases and gunfire. His production is sleek and crisp as you'd expect from his movies. And speaking of chases and gunfire, now would be a good time to write about the action. Close-quarters gunfights have a great emphasis of precision. One moment that really stood out was when Rachel along with Bronco are getting a beer and the café turns into something very claustrophobic which ends with bullets flying. That was a brilliantly done tense scene. So if you love gunfights, narrow chases, and high-stakes extractions then give this a watch. The last aspect I'll praise is Henry Cavill and Jake Gyllenhaal's chemistry and Eiza González's performance. They're both charismatic and have a lot of funny banter between them. These two pretty much carry the movie. Meanwhile González. Her Rachel character has a very sharp and strong presence to her, while having some moments where she's visibly shaken by some of the violence going on around. It was some pretty good acting on her part.

While the film has its problems I still found myself having a fun time with it. Will this become another Guy Ritchie hit? Probably not, but it's still a good popcorn flick.

My final rating is, Good.

That'll wrap everything up. Come back on Monday, May 18th, for the next part of my Road to Avengers: Doomsday. Until then, enjoy the rest of your day.