I like the storyline of this show,it attract me so much

Too much of everything

I enjoyed watching this film and would recommend other to give it a try , (as I am) but this movie, although enjoyable to watch due to the better than average acting fails to add anything new to its storyline that is all too familiar to these types of movies.

If you're interested in the topic at hand, you should just watch it and judge yourself because the reviews have gone very biased by people that didn't even watch it and just hate (or love) the creator. I liked it, it was well written, narrated, and directed and it was about a topic that interests me.

I did like the movie, I rated it 7... there is a lot of human insight and I always enjoy when characters seem like real, but interesting people, and for the most part they do. Keaton not usually my favorite (although I loved Pacific Heights), and he's uneven in this role as well, overacting.Still all the foundation was there for this to be not just a good but great movie and, for me at least, it wasn't.

Here are the good things about this movie: Dialogue. The dialogue is very realistic. I was shouting the same exact responses the characters did BEFORE they spoke them.Continuity/editing: Someone was paying real close attention. I can't remember seeing such perfect continuity. The two cops confabbing in the car is a perfect example.Camera work: Ex: the church scene is nice and wide which equals powerful.Pace: the pace was spot-on for this story. The pace matched the characters, their actions, and motives.The story: the story was a nice little slice of life. The Merry Gentleman almost reminded me of a foreign flick. Michael Keaton: His body language, his walk, and his facial expressions were an asset to his character. One exception: that wasn't you Michael walking away on the grass. I could tell. I needed to know that was you walking away. Clearly, it was not. You used a body double and that was a big let down.The other actors: Nice ensemble who all worked well and off one another.Okay, a woman sees a man on the top of a building after he's just made a hit. Who cares if you can figure out what's going to happen next, or to whom? Is that why we watch movies? To be brilliant? Look, it's not the story that drives The Merry Gentleman. It's the characters. And those who said they don't care about the characters - perhaps you don't care in the way you care whether Chief Brody makes it out of the ocean alive - but you care. Or at least, you're curious.The two things I don't like: 1. The title. 2. The DVD cover photo.Watch this movie because Michael Keaton did many satisfying things creating and telling the story. Hopefully, we'll see more of him as a director and an actor. Hey, Michael, do you read any unsolicited scripts?

This very simple tale aims for a feel similar to a Coen brothers noir-ish film but the actual craftsmanship and writing is not up to the task. The premise is that of two loners who have nothing in common but nonetheless bound together. One character is a hit-man, played by director Michael Keaton. The other is Kate, a woman fleeing a past of abuse, played by Kelly MacDonald.Unfortunately, there's nothing here to rejuvenate the classic elements such as the nice-guy- hit-man who is poorly socialized. The quirky relationships falls a little flat compared to other movies of the genre. Everybody will root for poor Kate to get her life on track after a bad relationship, I couldn't help but feel it all tied up a little nicely for her.There's just nothing terribly interesting about this plot or the characters to make me care

In a recent trend, the film going public has favored a cinematic experience of what I like to call "Hand it Overs". These phenomena can be as creative as the "big reveal" at the end of early M. Night Shymalan films, or as effortless in reality as passing the mashed potatoes at Thanksgiving dinner. They give the majority of today's audiences exactly what they want, instant gratification. Imagine if we never saw Malcom Crowe's real fate completely unfold in "The Sixth Sense" or Elija Prince's true self-revealed in "Unbreakable". How would this change our perception and enjoyment of them? The Merry Gentleman marks Michael Keatons Directorial debut by chance due to the sudden illness of screenwriter Ron Lazzeretti who was originally slated to Direct. Keaton also stars as Frank Logan, a depressed hit man, alongside Kate Frazier (Kelly Macdonald) a woman who has just escaped from an abusive relationship. As the plot unfolds, Frank and Kate end up mysteriously crossing paths, which spawns an unconventional, often uncomfortable and strained romance between these two mixed up individuals from different worlds.Keaton's first shot at direction does everything but fall into a "Hand It Over". His pacing is agonizingly slow, yet unbelievably careful. Discerning and seasoned viewers will appreciate his intricate placement and organization of scenes for the greater purpose, if not during the film then certainly after the credits roll. Others will become fed up with his unconventional style a third of the way through, and if they haven't walked out of the theater before the final scene may let out a strained, "That's It?" and huff out the door unsatisfied. For me it took a good fifteen minutes after the picture ended before everything clicked and I was blindsided by the sheer brilliance of what I had seen; deep themes rich in symbolism of religion and redemption and the overall feeling that Keaton felt no responsibility as an artist to spell it out for us.Performances all around play it safe but are always believable and gratifying to watch. As a virtual no name, Macdonald holds her own quite well, even while sporting an Irish accent that can sometimes border on a tad annoying and contrived. In front of the camera, Keaton never fails to please and continues to frustrate me when I realize that he has been almost entirely absent from view since the mid nineties. Supporting cast gets the job done and Bobby Cannavale delivers a poignant, gripping and short-lived scene stealing performance as Kate's boyfriend.The question that will remain on many of our minds is, "what exactly is the fine line between complete obscurity and masterpiece, and did Keaton cross it?" That's for each of us to decide individually, but it is in the opinion of this reviewer that said line is imaginary. As an art form, film should have no boundaries, regardless of how many cookie cutter, "How To Lose a Guy in Ten Days" burnt offerings Hollywood Studios continuously try to force down our throats. After all is said and done, it does feel good to sink your teeth into a double quarter pounder, but on occasion, Yellow Tail Sashima can prove to be extremely rewarding. After all, grandma always said try everything once.