Summary
- Practical effects bring Guy Ritchie’s signature visceral action to life in The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare.
- Ritchie’s unique camera effects and real sets ground the over-the-top action in realism, keeping audiences engaged.
- Despite some digital work, the film’s heavy reliance on practical effects enhances the impact of its action sequences.
The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare can now be viewed at home, and Screen Rant has a clip detailing the creation of one of the movie’s major locations. Directed by Guy Ritchie and written by Paul Tamsay, Eric Johnson, and Arash Amel, the movie is based on the 2014 book Churchill’s Secret Warriors: The Explosive True Story of the Special Forces Desperadoes of WWII by Damien Lewis. Starring Henry Cavill, Alan Ritchson, Eiza González, Henry Golding, and Alex Pettyfer, the movie details the first special operations mission in history, which was commissioned by Winston Churchill and dubbed “Operation Postmaster”.
Screen Rant is happy to present a behind-the-scenes clip from The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare tied to the movie’s release for rent and purchase on digital platforms. Screen Rant’s The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare review praised the movie’s action, and the clip above details the finding and creation of one of the film’s biggest set pieces. Take a look at the clip above, and see more bonus content after purchasing or renting the film, which is available today.
Why Practical Effects Are Key To The Ministry Of Ungentlemanly Warfare’s Action
Guy Ritchie’s best movies tend to have one thing in common, and that is visceral sequences that put audiences right in the middle of the action. Ritchie even turned Sherlock Holmes into a bit of a brawler, pitting him against his literary nemesis Professor Moriarty in an unforgettable Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows fight scene. Even though the scope of The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare’s action is larger than many of Ritchie’s movies, the practical effects used make those sequences much more impactful.
Though The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare true story may not have unfolded in the way Ritchie depicts, the over-the-top action the director is known for is grounded by practical effects and real sets, like the one seen in the clip above. A heavy reliance on digital effects paired with a larger-than-life story can quickly combine to threaten an audience’s suspension of disbelief, diminishing the effectiveness of the story being told. Ritchie, who is also known for his unique camera effects and snappy editing, can more easily keep audiences rooted in the stakes of the story by making the world feel as real as possible.
While certain things like this clip of Henry Cavill blowing up a warship necessitate heavier digital work, it’s refreshing to see the painstaking construction of one of the film’s major set pieces in the clip above—and the way the set is used in the movie. With reviews for The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare generally positive, it appears Ritchie’s approach to the movie has paid off in that sense. How far he would have to go to one-up the film’s action sequences in a potential sequel, of course, remains to be seen.
The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare
is available for purchase and rent on streaming platforms now.