Vintage Ridley Scott entertainment - somewhat reminiscent of All the Money in the World. Great acting by entire cast - especially Lady Gaga and Adam Driver. Jeremy Irons always terrific but his accent faded in and out. Pacino at his best. Jared Leto was directed to play his part as an operatic caricature buffoon and did so impressively. Photography stunning and operatically themed music perfectly arranged.
My only minor criticism is that Scott got a bit too much into his own operatic allegory with characteristic overplaying of dramatic scene endings. Some of the cinematic allegories also went on a bit longer and were less subtle than I personally would have preferred. Again, very minor. House of Gucci is a lot of fun with Oscar-nomination-worthy performances from its two leads and possibly Leto. As a movie, I thought both Belfast and King Richard were more Oscar worthy but if this gets a nomination, it would also be on merit. Expect a very good but not a great satire on the fasion industry and its celebrities and you won't be disappointed.
My only minor criticism is that Scott got a bit too much into his own operatic allegory with characteristic overplaying of dramatic scene endings. Some of the cinematic allegories also went on a bit longer and were less subtle than I personally would have preferred. Again, very minor. House of Gucci is a lot of fun with Oscar-nomination-worthy performances from its two leads and possibly Leto. As a movie, I thought both Belfast and King Richard were more Oscar worthy but if this gets a nomination, it would also be on merit. Expect a very good but not a great satire on the fasion industry and its celebrities and you won't be disappointed.