The Merry Gentleman
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เรื่องย่อ The Merry Gentleman
Director: Michael Keaton.
Cast: Michael Keaton, Kelly
Macdonald, Tom Bastounes.
Rating: R for language and some violence.
Note: At Harkins Shea 14.
For a movie about a hit man that includes murder, suicide attempts and more, the overall feeling by the end of “The Merry Gentleman” is that not much has happened.
That’s either a sign that the character development between Kate Frazier and Frank Logan (played by Kelly Macdonald and Michael Keaton, who also makes his directorial debut) trumps all else, or that the movie is slow and boring. You could make a case either way, actually, but we’ll go with the former.
Keaton is always an intriguing, though now little-seen, presence on-screen. And Macdonald more than holds her own with him in a charming performance.
Kate escapes an abusive relationship with her husband, Michael (Bobby Cannavale), for a fresh start in a new city. Frank spies her through the scope of his rifle while on the job perched on a rooftop. His deadly work complete, he stands on the ledge, perhaps contemplating suicide, at the moment Kate walks out of her office building. She sees him and screams, “Don’t jump!” He doesn’t; he’s so startled he falls backward onto the roof.
Then he shows up at her door as she’s toppled by the Christmas tree she’s trying to lug home. (The film is set at Christmas, as the title suggests.) Why is he there? To kill her? To see whether she recognizes him? Because he’s intrigued? Keaton the director plays it coy. Keaton the actor, in one of his signature moves, turns from Macdonald and says, as close to an explanation as we’ll get, “I found a girl under a tree.”
He shows up again later on her stoop, this time passed out from the pneumonia his constant coughing and hacking has hinted at. From there they quietly – very quietly – develop a relationship, two lonely, wounded people thrown together during the holidays.
Complicating things beyond Frank’s occupation (of which Kate knows nothing) is Dave Murcheson (Tom Bastounes), a fat, drunken cop who’s investigating one of Frank’s hits and who has a thing for Kate. She’s not interested, but he’s nothing if not persistent – a trait that describes his investigative techniques, as well.
Keaton builds the tension nicely. Payoffs aren’t as important to him as establishing a mood, a tone (mostly bleak). Patient, at times to a fault, he allows the characters to build over time. That’s especially effective for Macdonald. She’s incredibly charming (her native Scottish accent helps), so much so you wonder whether her personality will wear off or become grating. It doesn’t, not in the least. That’s important, because “The Merry Gentleman” depends on our caring about her. Macdonald, with considerable help from Keaton, makes sure that we do.
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Director: Michael Keaton.
Cast: Michael Keaton, Kelly
Macdonald, Tom Bastounes.
Rating: R for language and some violence.
Note: At Harkins Shea 14.
For a movie about a hit man that includes murder, suicide attempts and more, the overall feeling by the end of “The Merry Gentleman” is that not much has happened.
That’s either a sign that the character development between Kate Frazier and Frank Logan (played by Kelly Macdonald and Michael Keaton, who also makes his directorial debut) trumps all else, or that the movie is slow and boring. You could make a case either way, actually, but we’ll go with the former.
Keaton is always an intriguing, though now little-seen, presence on-screen. And Macdonald more than holds her own with him in a charming performance.
Kate escapes an abusive relationship with her husband, Michael (Bobby Cannavale), for a fresh start in a new city. Frank spies her through the scope of his rifle while on the job perched on a rooftop. His deadly work complete, he stands on the ledge, perhaps contemplating suicide, at the moment Kate walks out of her office building. She sees him and screams, “Don’t jump!” He doesn’t; he’s so startled he falls backward onto the roof.
Then he shows up at her door as she’s toppled by the Christmas tree she’s trying to lug home. (The film is set at Christmas, as the title suggests.) Why is he there? To kill her? To see whether she recognizes him? Because he’s intrigued? Keaton the director plays it coy. Keaton the actor, in one of his signature moves, turns from Macdonald and says, as close to an explanation as we’ll get, “I found a girl under a tree.”
He shows up again later on her stoop, this time passed out from the pneumonia his constant coughing and hacking has hinted at. From there they quietly – very quietly – develop a relationship, two lonely, wounded people thrown together during the holidays.
Complicating things beyond Frank’s occupation (of which Kate knows nothing) is Dave Murcheson (Tom Bastounes), a fat, drunken cop who’s investigating one of Frank’s hits and who has a thing for Kate. She’s not interested, but he’s nothing if not persistent – a trait that describes his investigative techniques, as well.
Keaton builds the tension nicely. Payoffs aren’t as important to him as establishing a mood, a tone (mostly bleak). Patient, at times to a fault, he allows the characters to build over time. That’s especially effective for Macdonald. She’s incredibly charming (her native Scottish accent helps), so much so you wonder whether her personality will wear off or become grating. It doesn’t, not in the least. That’s important, because “The Merry Gentleman” depends on our caring about her. Macdonald, with considerable help from Keaton, makes sure that we do.
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