House of Gucci
2021
**
Director: Ridley Scott
Cast: Lady Gaga, Adam Driver, Jared Leto, Jeremy Irons, Al Pacino, Salma Hayek, Jack Huston, Reeve Carney, Camille Cottin, Youssef Kerkour
Ridley Scott's fact-based soap opera dramatises the turbulent marriage and divorce of Patrizia Reggiani and Maurizio Gucci, and chronicles some of the eventful history of the Gucci fashion house. Patrizia is portrayed as a manipulative and jealous go-getter, whose actions lead to betrayal, revenge, and murder. The script by Becky Johnston and Roberto Bentivegna is based on the 2001 book The House of Gucci: A Sensational Story of Murder, Madness, Glamour, and Greed by Sara Gay Forden. Although the story includes some crazy twists, all we get is a dull and trashy 158-minute epic with some ridiculously hammy performances and dodgy accents. Lady Gaga, Al Pacino, and Jared Leto are the worst of the pack.
