I have always been a sucker for World War II films, whether they are fictional or based on a true story, I always try to go out of my way to watch them. Guy Ritchie is the man behind the camera, and I am on good terms with him after I quite enjoyed his last film The Covenant. It just so happens that I am also a huge Henry Cavill and Alan Ritchson fan. Both of them together obliterating Nazis? Yes please!
The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare is a World War II story that is based on the true events that occurred in war between the Allies and Axis powers during the 1940s. What is interesting to note is that these stories were just resurfaced in 2016 due to Winston Churchill’s files being declassified. Based on actual heroes from World War II, Henry Cavill, Alan Ritchson, Hero Fiennes Tiffin, Henry Golding, and Alex Pettyfer star as our main five protagonists as they are part of a mayhem squad that all have their flaws.
Churchill assigned this group to neutralize the German U-Boats during World War II that could change the tide of the war and allow the United States to enter the European front. As a military history nerd myself, I also knew that the Germans had great naval capabilities but never knew the individuals that made it possible for the Allies to gain the upper hand.
First and foremost, the on-screen chemistry between everyone was great. It looked like they had a blast shooting this movie together. This is one of the highlights of this film for me. There were funny moments that hit just right and the actors played it so well. The action and fight scenes were also shot well. They were entertaining and kept my eyes on the screen.
Til Schweiger was excellent as the main antagonist. The multiple scenes of him (a ruthless Nazi leader) and Eiza Gonzalez’ character (an undercover spy who happens to be Jewish) were so suspenseful. I was on the edge of my seat the entire time they both were on.
The only knock I had on the The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare was in some of the dialogue and choices the characters made. This movie was based on true events from actual people and the way they wrote the characters almost felt impossible with how they would have acted if it was in real life. In other words, it didn’t really feel like a World War II movie. I am not sure if that is how Guy Ritchie intended it to be, but I wasn’t too big of a fan of that.
Final Thoughts:
I had a lot of fun watching this flick. I loved seeing all the main protagonists in action in a comedic but serious way. Like I’ve stated before, I love a good war/military movie and will go out of my way to watch one. I will most likely watch this one again however not anytime soon. I definitely recommend seeing this movie just so you can say you saw Cavill and Ritchson together on the same screen
