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The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare is a movie loosely based on actual events known as Operation Postmaster. It follows the story of Britian Prime Minister Winston Churchill creating a group comprised of military officials for a secret mission to sink German U-boats during WWII.
I’m a bit late on reviewing this movie. It originally came out back in 2024, and I had seen the trailers for it back then. It did look interesting to me, but 2024 was still when I was having issues with my anxiety and going to see movies in theaters was really not my thing.
However, the movie recently popped up on Hulu the other week. Since it caught my interest back then, I decided to watch it. I was pleasantly surprised by how much I enjoyed the movie. I think it’s a lot of fun to watch and a decent action movie.
It’s genuinely funny. I laughed out loud a number of times while watching. All the main characters are likable and the story is interesting. I think Henry Cavill’s character, Gus March-Phillipps, was the funniest and most likeable of the group.
The pacing of the movie feels just right. Exposition is mixed in nicely. You don’t feel overwhelmed by information to introduce characters and their mission. There’s never a point in the movie that felt boring or slow but nothing ever felt rushed either.
Although the story is based on true events, I’m sure it’s dramatized a bit more than what actually happened. Still, it’s also pretty cool to watch a movie knowing that the main concept was still something that actually happened in history.
The acting and dialogue felt natural and fitting for the time period. The costumes also matched; however, they always looked too clean. I felt like their clothing would be a bit dirtier being on a ship for an extended period of time.
At times, I felt the same way about their surroundings and props as well. However, I think a lot of movies nowadays don’t necessarily feel “real” and natural. Most movies nowadays feel too perfect and clean, so this feeling doesn’t affect this movie alone.
As for the story, sometimes things came too easily to the characters. I know they were supposed to be extremely good at what they do and talented military men. However, it seemed awfully easy for them to be able to fight a large amount of Nazis on their own, and with hardly any injuries in return.
But it’s a fun action movie and I went into watching it expecting the action to not be realistic. If action in movies was realistic, almost every action lead would die within the first few seconds. I still remember John Wick getting hit by a car in the last movie and getting up and walking it off like he’d just be tapped by a toy Barbie car instead of a real car.
When The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare came out in theaters, it seemed like people overlooked it and that’s a shame. Sure, it’s not necessarily anything super special. It’s not doing anything differently than other “loosely based on history” movies. There’s nothing overly profound about it. But it’s fun to watch.
It’s funny, easy to follow, never boring, and has very likable characters. It does “feel” like a movie sometimes. It’s too clean, and events go too well for the good guys very easily. But we all know that’s what it is, a movie. So, don’t take things too seriously and just enjoy it for what it is, a fun action movie. If you’re an action movie fan, I think you’ll enjoy it and encourage you to check it out. It deserves more attention than what it received back when it was first released in theaters.
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