Mickey Pearson (Matthew McConaughey) is a marijuana drug lord considering selling his kingdom to enter retirement with his wife Rosalind (Michelle Dockery). But the prospective sale to Mathew (Jeremy Strong) triggers a series of events involving Chinese drug lord Dry Eye (Henry Golding), a tabloid editor (Eddie Marsan) and a boxing coach (Colin Farrell) that threaten to unseat his position of power complete. The story is framed through the black mailing tabloid investigator Fletcher (Hugh Grant) recounting his version of events to Mickey’s consigliere Raymond (Charlie Hunnam).

Ritchie has returned to the genre that made him famous and for better or worse you should know exactly what you are getting. Gangsters are just a bunch of articulate funny guys going about their business whilst sharply dressed and liberally using the word C***. Whilst not quite a Lock, Stock or Snatch this is still barrels of fun and features some great elements.

Hugh Grant is on top form as a camp blackmailer presenting the tabloid press as a bunch of unscrupulous double crossing scumbags. Given Grant’s personal experience with them you can imagine it must have been a dream role.

Colin Farrell gets the equivalent of Brad Pitt’s role in Snatch. Scene stealing and snappily dressed Coach is possibly the most well meaning in this melting pot of gangsters.

Ritchie’s new muse Charlie Hunnam also gets a great role as the consigliere who is calm under pressure.

There is even time for swipes at the film industry, a statement on YouTube culture and jokes about the establishment having sex with pigs.

Guy Ritchie fans will be in their element.