Guy Ritchie has given us some dashing protagonists doing some of the most despicable things and made us root for them. In his long filmography, he has carved a niche with action-packed crime and action movies like Henry Cavill’s ***The Man From UNCLE ***and The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare, the Robert Downey Jr.-led Sherlock Holmes franchise, and the Charlie Hunnam-led The Gentleman, which later inspired a hit Netflix spin-off series.
The filmmaker is also actively releasing series like The Gentleman, MobLand, and Young Sherlock, among others, which give fans a chance to explore his intriguing characters in a long-form format. Ritchie consistently experiments with different formats, which translates into some good movies both on streaming and in theaters, giving his fans ample choices. Among such gems is the John Krasinski and Natalie Portman-led Fountain of Youth.
The movie was an Apple TV original and skipped theatrical release completely. It follows two estranged siblings, played by Krasinski and Portman, as they partner on a global heist to find the mythological Fountain of Youth. They use their knowledge of history to follow clues and go on an adventure that will change their lives. While it has all of Ritchie’s staple elements, opportune one-liners, an epic quest, a treasure hunt with ample booby traps, and good cast chemistry, the feature failed to make a mark with the audience initially. It garnered a 35 percent Rotten Tomatoes score from the critics, while the audience score did not go further than 38 percent. But that seems to change now as the movie has emerged as the perfect weekend binge for the audience.
**Fountain of Youth is at #9 spot on Apple TV’s global charts, as per FlixPatrol. The film stands tall among features like Brad Pitt’s F1, Anya Taylor-Joy’s The Gorge, Cavill’s Argylle, Elizabeth Olsen’s Eternity, and many more. Despite its initial reviews and reception, in the last two yearsthe movie has frequently appeared on Top 10 lists, proving it has found a dedicated audience.
Your answers point to the world your instincts were built for. This is the universe your temperament, your survival instincts, and your particular brand of stubbornness were made for.
You took the red pill a long time ago — probably before anyone offered it to you. You’re a systems thinker who can’t help but notice the seams in things.
The wasteland doesn’t reward the clever or the well-connected — it rewards those who are hard to kill and harder to break. That’s you.
You’d survive here because you know how to exist in moral grey areas without losing yourself completely.
Arrakis is the most hostile environment in the known universe — and you are precisely the kind of person it rewards.
The galaxy far, far away is vast, loud, and in a constant state of violent political upheaval — and you wouldn’t have it any other way.
Krasinski has been more active behind the camera in recent years, with films like If and the A Quiet Place franchise. While the latter gave us a third film as a prequel spin-off, A Quiet Place: Day One, fans are eagerly awaiting the original trilogy to conclude, and we are now closer than ever. Krasinski is confirmed to return to write, direct, and produce the upcoming third installment. While the story is being kept tightly under wraps, Emily Blunt, Cillian Murphy, and the rest of the main ensemble cast is confirmed to return alongside newecomers like Jason Clarke, Katy O’Brian, and Jack O’Connell. Krasinski is also confirmed to reprise his role as Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan in Amazon’s upcoming sequel movie.
Meanwhile, *Fountain of Youth *is streaming on Apple TV.
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