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movie review - Wrath of Man

the journal of Michael Werneburg

twenty-eight years and a million words

Kokubunji, 2022.09.25

This is, like other Guy Ritchie movies, about a gangster in a pinch. In this case, he's looking for revenge for the rash killing of his son. It's a journey that takes him to the heart of an armored car company, which happens to be corrupt.

It's a violent story but not in a way that needlessly glorifies the violence the way that certain hacks do. As usual, the director manages to find a tone that works and sees it through.

Recommended.

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Satire is tragedy plus time. You give it enough time, the public, the reviewers will allow you to satirize it. Which is rather ridiculous, when you think about it.

—Lenny Bruce