House of Gucci (2021) Review
-For the Uncensored!
It’s no secret I’m a Ridley Scott fan. I don’t excuse some of his failures, but I don’t think Prometheus (2012) was a failure[i]. For some, it might be The Last Duel (2021), but for me, it’s all about perspective. Perspective can make viewers look back on a movie and see something they didn’t before. A failure ten years ago can be a masterpiece now. What Ridley Scott does in every movie is follow a subject to disastrous ends. In House of Gucci, ambition is the key theme that drives all the characters. With Patricia, played by Lady Gaga, her determination leads her into a world of greed, obsession, style, and through that Ridley weaves a multi-character story without skimping on the plot.
What House of Gucci does well is play every scene to its advantage. Giving all the actors enough room to breathe while telling a grand story. No scene is wasted in House of Gucci, as it does play from year to year, and decade to decade. One fault of house of Gucci could be that to the uninitiated, it could be perfect. But to insiders and people who have followed the Gucci saga, the rise and fall of a clothing empire, could feel like a few details were amiss. Following Patricia Gucci, from the 1960’s, who marries young Maurizio, but forces him to lead the Gucci business. Only she forces the family apart, but the family itself, are larger than life characters. Leading to a disastrous end where Patricia kills her husband by hiring two assassins in 1995.
But after viewing the film, and having time to reflect on the movie itself, it can be harrowing at times. At one point, a person in the audience made a groaning sound, and you could hear the audience react to it. That’s one part I miss about being in a theater. Being able to hear what others have to say about the film is presenting. Like a stage play.