48 h. ago Guy Ritchie’s radar for smart nonsense rescues Fountain of Youth from total disaster

This ‘Indiana Jones’ rip-off, starring Natalie Portman and John Krasinski, is the perfect slice of Apple TV+ sludge to complain about

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48 h. ago Fountain of Youth review – Guy Ritchie’s Indiana Jones knock

Ritchie’s derivative yarn whisks John Krasinski off to picturesque spots on an uninspired search for treasure and excitement – neither of which arriveTrying to make John Krasinski happen may be a misguided endeavour, but the campaign to mould him into a new Harrison Ford is bananas. After starring as Jack Ryan on TV, he now plays Luke Purdue, an Indiana Jones knock-off and son of an adventurer-archaeologist (named Harrison, no less) in Guy Ritchie’s soulless business-class yarn. Despite plucky work from Natalie Portman as Luke’s disapproving sister Charlotte, this hodgepodge of plundered elements adds up to nothing more than Indiana Bourne and the Thomas Crown Da Vinci Code.Bankrolled by dying billionaire Owen Carver (Domhnall Gleeson), Luke and his dad’s old team are on the trail of the mythical Fountain of Youth. He even has a PowerPoint presentation to show how he intends to find it: hidden on the backs of six paintings by artists such as Caravaggio and El Greco are clues which w...

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3 d. ago Guy Ritchie’s decision to give up the geezer act might be a stroke of genius

The maven of grimy British gangster cinema has done a hard pivot towards the picaresque with his new film ‘Fountain of Youth’. But then again, argues Ed Power, Ritchie has done his best work when trying to take risks

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4 d. ago This Morning fans seriously distracted during Natalie Portman interview

The actress, 43, appeared on the ITV show to chat about her new film Fountain of Youth, which is due to hit our screens on May 23 2025.

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5 d. ago Stanley Tucci’s love of cooking has sent his acting career into a spiral of mediocrity

One of Hollywood’s most-liked character actors has revelled in a second career as a celebrity foodie – while appearing in a nearly unbroken run of lacklustre films. Louis Chilton asks where Tucci’s career will go from here

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5 d. ago What to Stream: Krasinski and Portman search for 'Fountain of Youth,' and Joe Jonas' album

Joe Jonas’ sophomore solo album Work It Out” and John Krasinski and Natalie Portman searching for immortality in Guy Ritchie’s adventure movie “Fountain of Youth” are some of the new television, films, music and games headed to a device near you

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7 d. ago Maya Jama lands ‘sizzling’ role in Guy Ritchie’s Netflix series

The 30-year-old TV personality will reportedly play the glam wife of a friend of lead character Eddie Horniman

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7 d. ago Maya Jama 'set for career change as she lands acting role in massive Netflix show with A

The Love Island host, 30, has reportedly 'landed a sizzling new role' in the second series of Guy Ritchie's gangster drama The Gentlemen.

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1 week ago Pierce Brosnan's 'unwatchable' Irish accent in MobLand faces criticism jeopardising show's future

Pierce Brosnan's Irish accent in Guy Ritchie's MobLand has been called 'unwatchable' by some who have watched the show - and it could see the series get axed.

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1 week ago Pierce Brosnan's 'unwatchable' Irish accent blamed for show's rumoured axing

The Guy Ritchie thriller MobLand might not see a second season after receiving a mixed reaction from viewers over Pierce Brosnan's Irish accent

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1 week ago 'Best pub in London' that was once owned by Madonna and Guy Ritchie

The Punch Bowl in Mayfair has been named the best destination pub in London

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2 w. ago Influencer tours Madonna's opulent $40M home ALONE revealing personal items she wouldn't want fans to see

The 66-year-old Queen of Pop bought the four-story, 26-room, triple-wide mansion in 2009 following her divorce from second ex-husband Guy Ritchie

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2 w. ago How MobLand completely ruined the UK’s most powerful swear word

Profanity has always been the heart and soul of Guy Ritchie’s tough guy offerings, but his new Paramount show is saturated in so many c-words that it may just have ushered in the death of swearing. Helen Coffey mourns the senseless dilution of our most beloved curse word

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