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  • The Merry Gentleman
  • Opened May 1, 2009 | Runtime:1 hr. 39 min.
  • R
    language and some violence
  • The Merry Gentleman tells the story of Kate Frazier, a young woman running away from a troubled marriage in the hopes to find anonymity with a new home and a new job in Chicago. When Kate meets Frank Logan, the two discover unexpected satisfaction in Read More
  • Cast: Michael Keaton, Kelly MacDonald, Tom Bastounes, Darlene Hunt, Guy Van Swearingen
  • Director: Michael Keaton
  • Genres: Action/Adventure, Drama

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  • Go

    Directing for Keaton..

    The Merry Gentleman is Michael Keaton's debut as a director. Keaton is a glum hitman that contemplates suicide on more than one occasion after his line of work creates a void within him. He does an amazing job keeping a serious and blank professional look throughout the film. Kelly MacDonald dazzles as a fearful woman that runs away from her abusive cop husband. He eventually tracks her down claiming to have found God and promising to change, but "leopards cant change their spots".
    Keaton finds MacDonald under a tree, mentioning that people "usually find presents under a tree" and she believes they are like two peas in a pod. Well-done acting by Keaton and MacDonald. This movie isnt playing everywhere, but you should see it if you can. (B-)

  • Must Go!

    MERRY GENTLEMAN

    Excellent film. Well written, acted and directed. Not the usual American fare - more like a European film, with depth and texture.

  • No

    Oh no!!! If you go, don't for a.....

    Don't get me wrong, I like Michael Keaton. He's one of my favorite actors. I didn't blame him for his performance in this movie until I saw, at the end, that he directed this film. Holy smokes. Slow isn't the word to describe this film. It is slower than slow. Everything about the film is slow -- the cinematography, the acting, the music, the story. So, if you go, don't forget to take a pillow with you.

    The story had no ending. Oh, for that matter it didn't have a beginning or middle either. I won't say it's the worst film I've seen -- because it isn't. But it isn't worth the price of admission either.

    The weather here in the SF Bay Area is in the 80's today, and to make it worse, the air conditioning in the theater was broken. Add the heat to the boredom of the film, and it put me to sleep.

    As I was leaving the theater, about 10 of us, all strangers, started talking about the film -- how we love Keaton and didn't like the film. So, wait for the CD.

The Merry Gentleman Critic Reviews

So-so Avg. Critic Score out of 100 Metascore ® based on all critic ratings.

Critic scores range from 0 to 100, with higher scores indicating more favorable reviews.

  • 90
    The Hollywood Reporter |

    An edgy entertainment, the movie also remarkably has the feel-good warmth of an...

  • 90
    Los Angeles Times |

    A dark and lovely drama about the complications of human connections that is...

  • 90
    The New York Times | Manohla Dargis

    The film's title, needless to say, has an ironic bite. One of the pleasures of...

  • 88
    Chicago Sun-Times | Roger Ebert

    Original, absorbing and curiously moving.

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