The Merry Gentleman

I went to see this because Micahel Keaton was in it and I have always enjoyed his movies. Although the acting was very good, it was not good enough to overcome a boring plot. The bottom line is that NOTHING really... Full review

Finely tuned and nuanced performances from Michael Keaton and Kelly MacDonald (she played Peter Pan in Finding Neverland) highlight an off-kilter film set in New York. A scene between Keaton and MacDonald in a hospital could play in an advanced acting... Full review

Don't look now, but Michael Keaton, of all people, has turned into one of the more interesting actors we've got.....but it's more memorable in its oddity than a lot of bigger films with a much more professional finish.....It means that the movie rises and falls on the charms of Macdonald.... ... Full Review

The Merry Gentleman' offers romantic thrills in the Windy City....No question that the romantic thriller The Merry Gentleman, which marks Michael Keaton's directorial debut, is something of a downer, wrapped as it is in melancholy.....That fits in with the overall tone of The Merry Gentleman, even....The Merry Gentleman (the title comes from the Christmas carol) is an offbeat romantic triangle -....Keaton has staged two very solid scenes between Dave and Katie.... ... Full Review

But because The Merry Gentleman embraces those truisms, the entire project sparkles.....There is a lack of action....The good thing about The Merry Gentleman is....And his way with actors is, as stated before, exceptional..... ... Full Review

submersion in solitude blankets the film in a depressing gloom....Like  precious few films, The Merry Gentleman offers a mesmerizing glimpse into the complexities and bittersweet realities of life....But immediately it amends the familiarity by introducing the anti-hero with a quirky, violent act accompanied by perversely contrasting Christmas music (the holidays partly serve to relieve the normal suspicions of the following unlikely coincidences)..... ... Full Review

This small gem of a movie is the first directed by Michael Keaton, who stars along with the exceptionally talented young Scottish actress Kelly Macdonald.....The dialogue is exquisitely spare, a gift from screenwriter Ron Lazzeretti.... ... Full Review

The Salt Lake Tribune Updated: 08/21/2009 09:16:48 AM MDT Opens today at theaters everywhere; rated PG for mild action and some rude humor; 89 minutes. ... Full Article

Maybe there's something to that clich? about clowns crying inside. For his directing debut, funny guy Michael Keaton has chosen a dour existential thriller about a contract killer and a clumsy cop who adore the same sweet, sad woman. ... Full Article

Kelly Macdonald, so memorable as the tragic victim of a psychotic assassin in No Country for Old Men, becomes another hit man's best friend in The Merry Gentleman . ... Full Article

A moody, mysterious hitman. A woman fleeing her abusive husband. A police detective looking for love. Their paths converge in The Merry Gentleman , a sly and surprisingly sublime little noir romance, which marks the directing debut of Michael Keaton. ... Full Article

Michael Keaton pulls double duty as first-time feature director and star of the suspenseful romantic comedy 'The Merry Gentleman.' In theaters May 1, 'The Merry Gentleman' stars Kelly Macdonald ('No Country For Old Men,' 'Trainspotting') as a woman who finds... ... Full Article

'Careful" is not a word you'd associate with Michael Keaton - not based on the antic energy that made him a star in the 1980s (and which was on display as recently as 2005's "Game Six"). ... Full Article