House of Gucci (2021)

Cast includes:
CHARACTER	ACTOR/ACTRESS	RATING
Patrizia Reggiani	Lady Gaga	½
Maurizio Gucci	Adam Driver	½
Paolo Gucci	Jared Leto	½
Rodolfo Gucci	Jeremy Irons	½
Giuseppina Auriemma	Salma Hayek	½
Aldo Gucci	Al Pacino
Domenico De Sole	Jack Huston
Tom Ford	Reeve Carney	-
Paola Franchi	Camille Cottin	½

Review

The story of the second and third generation of Guccis from the world-famous Italian fashion house may have been somewhat embellished on and subtracted from in this film by Ridley Scott and his screenwriter Becky Johnston, but at least it's done in an enjoyable fashion (pun intended), with a fitting cementation of the dramatic, tragic and comical aspects of the saga. It's like a based-on-true-events version of the 1980s soap "Dynasty". The family power struggles are numerous and borderline caricatured in essence, which serves the film well – you realize that you are watching modern absurdity in all its bravura, even if the personal tragedies involved are never downplayed and absolutely felt. This is the clever brilliance of Scott's vision, and most members of his wonderful cast flourish within this setting, particularly Lady Gaga, Adam Driver, and Jared Leto in a hilariously eccentric performance as the family's black sheep Paolo.