There's A New WWII Movie Everyone Needs To See | REVIEW
"The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare" is an epic movie.
I've been pumped about the WWII film with Henry Cavill ever since I saw the first preview, and I jumped at the opportunity to see it Sunday.
I headed to the local Alamo Drafthouse (amazing theater), grabbed a big bowl of popcorn, a Modelo and hoped like hell the movie would would meet expectations.
Good news, folks. It's awesome.
"The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare" is a great film.
OutKick readers know I'm a huge history buff. Specifically, I'm obsessed with WWII. I can read and talk about it all day long. If I'm with the boys, there's a very high chance WWII will be discussed.
That's why I knew I couldn't miss "The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare." The plot of the film is pretty straightforward and direct.
A group of commandos are tasked by Winston Churchhill to destroy a German supply ship that's keeping the Nazi U-boat fleet up and running. The ship is located in port on the Spanish controlled island of Fernando Po.
It's a simple search and destroy mission that will require some assets inserting onto the island and the main assault force sailing down there. The mission is completely off the books. It's made clear that if the Germans catch the assault force, they'll be killed. If the British catch them, they'll be arrested.
If that doesn't spark some interest, then you might want to make sure you still have a pulse and are alive.
"The Ministry Of Ungentlemanly Warfare" is a really fun film about WWII. (Credit: Dan Smith/Lionsgate)
Now, I don't want to dive too much into details because I don't want to spoil anything. However, you can search Operation Postmaster if you want to learn about the operation prior to seeing the movie.
What I will say is that "The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare" is simply a ton of fun. It's violent, very high energy, the acting performances are purposely over the top and there's something simply cool about guys running around with suppressed weapons smoking Nazis.
Cavill absolutely kills it (no pun intended) as Gus March-Phillipps - who was a real person. I can't imagine anyone else could have been the face of this movie and done a better job. Eiza González is also great as a fictional female commando who appears to be a composite character inspired by a real woman involved. That's about as much as I can say.
Also, the film doesn't go woke at all. Not even a little bit. It's two hours of combat and spying. No hidden messages, lecturing or any garbage like that. Just straight fun.
"The Ministry Of Ungentlemanly Warfare" is absolutely worth seeing. (Credit: Dan Smith/Lionsgate)
If you haven't already seen "The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare," then I suggest you do ASAP because it's simply an awesome movie. Let me know your thoughts at David.Hookstead@outkick.com.