Matthew McConaughey is the king of weed production in all of England, Charlie Hunnam his right hand man and Hugh Grant a sleazy reporter looking for a payday. The story is told as a conversation between Hunnam and Grant, laying out the development of events. Initially this mechanism annoyed me as I felt like I couldn't piece together a consistent timeline. But over the course of the movie, it became a pretty effective way to transmit information, stitching together details from several interconnected character lines. The story itself is a variation of classic criminal as protagonist. McConaughey is looking to sell the business and when a series of events threatens the sale and his position as King, he acts and reacts to fix the situation. Overall, a pretty fun little romp through the English drug world.
4 stars (out of 5)
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