House of Gucci
Patrizia Reggiani’s unbridled ambitions unravel Gucci family’s legacy and secrecy.
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| Director | Ridley Scott |
| Year | 2021 |
| Writer | Becky Johnston, Roberto Bentivegna |
| Stars | Lady Gaga, Adam Driver, Jared Leto |
The Movie in 3 Sentences
House of Gucci follows Patrizia Reggiani as she marries into the Gucci family and gets pulled into its world of wealth, ambition, rivalry, and dysfunction. What starts as a glamorous romance gradually turns into a family-business catastrophe, as love and status give way to resentment, betrayal, and eventually murder.
I honestly have no idea how closely any of this resembles the real Gucci family, because almost everyone is played as a caricature. That could have worked if the movie had committed to one coherent tone, but the actors seem to be performing in completely different films. Lady Gaga is going for operatic melodrama, Jared Leto is practically doing sketch comedy, and everyone else seems to be somewhere in between. Even when they share a scene, there is very little sense that anyone is playing by the same rules.
The result is basically a very expensive “so bad it’s good” movie. It is drenched in decadence, camp, bad accents, oversized performances, and an almost impressive lack of restraint. It is too long, too messy, and somehow manages to waste an absurdly talented cast while still being intermittently hilarious.
House of Gucci feels less like a carefully directed prestige drama and more like Ridley Scott gathered a room full of famous actors, handed them Italian accents, and forgot to supervise what happened next.