The Merry Gentleman

2008

Action / Crime / Drama / Thriller

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Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Certified Fresh 65% · 77 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Spilled 51% · 2.5K ratings
IMDb Rating 6.4/10 10 3766 3.8K

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Director

Michael Keaton Photo
Michael Keaton

Top cast

Michael Keaton Photo
Michael Keaton as Frank Logan
Kelly Macdonald Photo
Kelly Macdonald as Kate Frazier
Bobby Cannavale Photo
Bobby Cannavale as Michael
Larry Neumann Jr. Photo
Larry Neumann Jr. as Lester
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819.78 MB
1280*534
English 2.0
R
Subtitles
23.976 fps
1 hr 50 min
Seeds 2
1.54 GB
1920*800
English 2.0
R
Subtitles
23.976 fps
1 hr 50 min
Seeds 7

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by Thebsfactor 6 / 10

AKA: "Angel, Hitman, Sherlock Holmes and One Terrible Husband"

The Merry Gentleman (AKA-- "Angel, Hitman, Sherlock Holmes and One Terrible Husband") Kate is an absolute angel. No, really. If she had wings and a halo, you wouldn't blink twice. Kelly MacDonald plays her with so much adorable charm you start wondering if she might actually smell like sugar cookies. She's the gravitational center of the film - every man within a five-mile radius gets yanked into her orbit like lovesick satellites.Now, about those men... Man #1- The Cop Wife-Beater (Bobby Cannavale).This guy is a snake. Not a cool snake. More like the kind that hides in your shoe and ruins your whole day. You'll hate him instantly - the movie doesn't even pretend to make him redeemable. When he's taken out by Man #2, you won't shed a tear. Maybe a shrug. Maybe a "good riddance," maybe even a small celebratory fist pump.Man #2- The Suicidal Hitman (Michael Keaton).He's supposed to be dead, he's suicidal, but then Kate - bless her sweet Scottish-ish heart - accidentally saves him. Suddenly this ice-cold killer is out here catching feelings like he caught a cold. She's basically emotional NyQuil to him. He's smitten, confused, dazed, and probably needs therapy.Man #3- The Super Sleuth Detective (Tom Bastounes).This guy has a crush too (because who doesn't?). He solves the whole mystery because he just can't accept the idea that Kate would... look up. That's it. That's the clue. This man cracked the case off a head tilt. Sherlock Holmes is shaking.He breaks it all to Kate, who now realizes she might be falling in love with a killer. And not just any killer - a sad, suicidal one with a weird moral compass and an even weirder luck streak.And the ending?It's basically Hitman stands on bridge... thinking.Kate is perplexed... staring.Hitman walks away... brooding.Audience blinks twice and goes, "Wait... is that it?" Roll credits.
Reviewed by Ed-Shullivan 6 / 10

Enjoyable film noire, with twists and turns to keep one guessing.

I really enjoyed this movie for a couple of reasons. Michael Keaton played a really good hit man, and the movie style I thought was a throwback to the 1950's era movies that were crime related. The movie had that very dark and moody style, with a great edge to the movie style. It keeps you anticipating what is going to happen next.

The movie also had a plot with the damsel in distress running away from her abusive relationship. You just knew her ex-lover was going to cross paths with her again at some point. I also thought Michael Keaton did an admirable job of directing himself in the movie, and providing his cast with opportunities to share the stage with him and also have a good performance. Bobby Cannavale played the frustrated and sometimes violent ex-lover, with a troubled soul. On the down side, the movie was a bit slow during certain parts, but the ending was better than I actually expected and was a nice surprise. This movie is well worth a watch and I would recommend seeing it.

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