In the Grey: Plenty of Plan, Little Heist
Guy Ritchie wrote and directed In the Grey, and for the first hour you wonder who is robbing whom. Come on, is this even a heist? It is a boardroom presentation with guns, and the suits are beautifully tailored. Manny Salazar (Carlos Bardem) is a despot drowning in debt, and that debt is the target. Rachel Wild (Eiza González) builds a crew to collect it. Ritchie takes this as a licence for long, chatty planning sessions across Spain, Saudi Arabia and the Canary Islands. For the record, the locations are gorgeous. The real show is Sid (Henry Cavill) and Bronco (Jake Gyllenhaal). Sid is the quiet, dangerous operative with a dry wit. Bronco answers with swagger. Their banter is the heartbeat of the film. Anyone raised on Tamil cinema knows this language: the harder the insult, the deeper the friendship. Bobby Sheen (Rosamund Pike) adds further sparkle to the ensemble. Ritchie's team behind the camera delivers the polish. Ed Wild shoots it with a sharp eye, and Jim Wee...