Guy Ritchie's 98-Minute 'In the Grey' Delivers Action as Cavill and Gyllenhaal Lead Extractions
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Updated · The New York Times · May 15
Guy Ritchie's 98-Minute 'In the Grey' Delivers Action as Cavill and Gyllenhaal Lead Extractions
9 articles · Updated · The New York Times · May 15
A new review casts “In the Grey” as a brisk 1-hour-38-minute action thriller built around Henry Cavill and Jake Gyllenhaal executing one extraction plan after another.
Guy Ritchie sets the film in the Canary Islands and Jeddah, framing its “grey” zone as the space between legal and illegal rather than right and wrong.
Eiza González plays lawyer Rachel Wild, backed by Cavill’s Sid and Gyllenhaal’s Bronco, while Rosamund Pike and Carlos Bardem anchor the film’s financial-crime plot.
The review says the movie delivers Ritchie’s familiar formula of stylish characters, bantering dialogue and explosive set pieces, drawing comparisons to “The A-Team.”
The theatrical release follows mixed early critical reception, including a 55% Rotten Tomatoes score from 11 reviews and reports of a troubled distribution path.
Can star power save Guy Ritchie's 'generic' thriller from a crowded May box office and audience fatigue?
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Does Eiza González’s standout performance in a 'disposable' film signal a larger trend for female action stars?