AT the end of “The Merry Gentleman,” I consulted the press notes to find out what it was about. Merry Gentleman claimed that Keaton’s breach caused the movie’s lack of commercial success. With Michael Keaton, Kelly Macdonald, Bobby Cannavale, Kareem Bandealy. A contract killer and an abused housewife strike up an unlikely friendship in a story of guilt, grace and everything that falls in between. It’s a film that never shouts when it can whisper cryptically. A woman leaves an abusive husband to start a new life in Chicago, where she befriends a man undergoing an emotional crisis, who she does not know is a professional killer, and a detective, who is investigating the hit man. In the street, you pass a tall, cheerful man with a brisk manner, a stovepipe hat and a row of bright brass buttons down the front of his coat. Directed by Michael Keaton. Its somber, wintery tone is one of its greatest strengths and biggest weaknesses. Read critic reviews Edit source History Talk (0) Comments Share. The Merry Gentleman. The Merry Gentleman is a heady mix of suspense, gentle romance and quiet humor — a riveting, uniquely entertaining tale of forgiveness and redemption that blends a hopeful spirit with a surprisingly dark heart. Brandon Fibbs | May 1, 2009 Edit. critics consensus. Merry Gentleman sought a return of the entire $5.5 million it spent producing the movie. It is a slow film, which could work, if it eventually became intriguing, but all we get is a showcase for annoying people who would have … Executive producer, Paul J. Duggan. The Merry Gentleman is a Christmas-set hitman thriller, which is rather gentle and melancholy, as much interested in Kelly MacDonald's female lead, as Michael Keaton as the hitman. BE WARNED! A merry gentleman. watch 02:53. If ever a film needed a double shot of espresso and a swift kick in the caboose, it’s this one. It’s a ch… It’s a crime movie, but no one spends much time gathering evidence. The Merry Gentleman plays like an undeveloped blueprint for an intimate thriller, maybe Keaton didn’t have time to turn things around. Play Sound SPOILERS AHEAD! The Merry Gentleman Production: A Southwater Pictures presentation. Michael Keaton's directorial debut, The Merry Gentleman, is a slow character study aided greatly by the performances of Keaton and Kelly MacDonald. In support, Merry Gentleman filed an affidavit stating that it spent over $5 million in reliance on the Keaton contract. Michael Keaton gives an intriguingly subdued performance in The Merry Gentleman, his glacially paced, almost perversely understated directorial debut. The incipit, “God rest you merry gentlemen,” needs some interpretation; in the English of the day, the meaning was “God keep you merry gentlemen” (Dearmer, 1928, p. 27). Produced by Tom Bastounes, Ron Lazzeretti, Steven A. Jones. 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