Editing Guy Ritchie (section)

=== 2003–2015: Critical disappointments and ''Sherlock Holmes'' ===
[[File:Guy Ritchie.jpg|alt=Ritchie at the 2008 Toronto International Film Festival.|left|thumb|Ritchie at the 2008 Toronto International Film Festival]]
Ritchie's next heist film ''[[Revolver (2005 film)|Revolver]]'' (2005) starred Statham, [[Ray Liotta]], [[Vincent Pastore]], and [[André 3000|André Benjamin]]. The story is about gambler Jake Green (Statham) who is released from prison and seeks revenge on those who stole his money. Filming was completed in late 2004 and the film premiered at the 2005 [[Toronto International Film Festival]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.slashfilm.com/guy-ritchies-revolver-movie-trailer/|title=Guy Ritchie's Revolver Movie Trailer|date=2007-11-12|website=/Film|language=en-US|access-date=2020-03-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151210155939/http://www.slashfilm.com/guy-ritchies-revolver-movie-trailer/|archive-date=10 December 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> ''Revolver'' was released in the United Kingdom on 22 September 2005, but it was critically panned and a commercial failure. Simon Guerrier of ''FilmFocus'' gave it one out of five stars, calling it, "tedious, humourless, pretentious and nasty".<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.filmfocus.co.uk/review.asp?ReviewID=344 |title=Revolver Review |first=Simon |last=Guerrier |publisher=filmfocus.co.uk |quote=Tedious, humourless, pretentious and nasty |access-date=12 December 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927221122/http://www.filmfocus.co.uk/review.asp?ReviewID=344 |archive-date=27 September 2007 |df=dmy-all}}</ref> [[Adrian Hennigan]] from the BBC wrote, "the cheeky charm has been replaced by plodding pretentiousness in a film that's illuminated by great action set-pieces and some powerful performances, but not redeemed".<ref>{{Cite web|last=Hennigan|first=Adrian|date=2005-09-23|title=BBC - Movies - review - Revolver|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/films/2005/09/19/revolver_2005_review.shtml|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080208041227/http://www.bbc.co.uk/films/2005/09/19/revolver_2005_review.shtml|archive-date=8 February 2008|access-date=2020-03-10|website=www.bbc.co.uk}}</ref> Ritchie responded to the criticism by stating, "I don't think anything went wrong with ''Revolver''. By its very nature it's an esoteric movie. It's not designed for the masses".<ref>{{Cite news|last=McLean|first=Craig|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2008/aug/24/madonna|title=Craig McLean talks to Guy Ritchie about marriage to Madonna and his new gangster movie|date=2008-08-23|work=The Observer|access-date=2020-03-10|language=en-GB|issn=0029-7712|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190816200652/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2008/aug/24/madonna|archive-date=16 August 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> The film was budgeted at $27 million but earned $7.1 million at the worldwide box office.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/title/tt0365686/?ref_=bo_se_r_1|title=Revolver|website=Box Office Mojo|access-date=2020-03-10}}</ref> In 2007, ''Revolver'' was re-edited and released for the United States.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.vice.com/en_uk/article/vb4kwa/does-revolver-actually-suck|title=Does 'Revolver' Actually Suck?|last=Suskind|first=Alex|date=2017-05-29|website=Vice|language=en|access-date=2020-03-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190824041149/https://www.vice.com/en_uk/article/vb4kwa/does-revolver-actually-suck|archive-date=24 August 2019|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2008, Ritchie directed ''[[RocknRolla]]'', for which he also wrote the screenplay. It stars [[Gerard Butler]], [[Tom Wilkinson]], [[Thandie Newton]], [[Mark Strong]], [[Idris Elba]], [[Tom Hardy]], and [[Toby Kebbell]]. ''RocknRolla'' was released on 5 September 2008 in the United Kingdom, reaching number one at the UK box office in its first week of release.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/14664|title=UK Film Council - UK Box Office: 5-7 September 2008|date=2008-09-07|website=UK Film Council|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090604165649/http://www.ukfilmcouncil.org.uk/14664|archive-date=2009-06-04|access-date=2020-03-11}}</ref> Rotten Tomatoes gave the film a 60% rating, stating, "Mixed reviews for Guy Ritchie's return to his London-based cockney wideboy gangster movie roots, but most agree, it's a step in the right direction following two major turkeys".<ref>{{Citation|title=RocknRolla (2008)|date=31 October 2008 |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/rocknrolla|language=en|access-date=2020-03-11|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190523213157/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/rocknrolla/|archive-date=23 May 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> In that same year, Ritchie directed a television commercial for [[Nike, Inc.|Nike]] called "Take It To The Next Level". The commercial includes appearances from [[Cristiano Ronaldo]], [[Cesc Fàbregas]], [[Ronaldinho]], [[Wayne Rooney]], and [[Ruud van Nistelrooy]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://news.nike.com/news/nike-takes-footballers-to-the-next-level|title=Nike Takes Footballers to the Next Level|website=Nike News|access-date=2020-03-11|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181215192817/https://news.nike.com/news/nike-takes-footballers-to-the-next-level|archive-date=15 December 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>

Ritchie's next directorial effort was ''[[Sherlock Holmes (2009 film)|Sherlock Holmes]]'' (2009), starring [[Robert Downey Jr.]] and [[Jude Law]]. The film was released on 25 and 26 December 2009 in the United States and United Kingdom. It was a box-office hit, taking more than $520 million worldwide, and garnered mixed to favourable reviews from critics and general viewers.<ref>{{Citation|title=Sherlock Holmes|url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/sherlock-holmes|access-date=2020-03-11|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190904104350/https://www.metacritic.com/movie/sherlock-holmes|archive-date=4 September 2019|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=sherlockholmes.htm |title= Sherlock Holmes |website= [[Box Office Mojo]] |access-date= 12 May 2010 |url-status=live |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100512094015/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=sherlockholmes.htm |archive-date= 12 May 2010 |df= dmy-all }}</ref> It received multiple accolades, including two [[Academy Awards|Academy Award]] nominations for [[Academy Award for Best Original Score|Best Original Score]] and [[Academy Award for Best Production Design|Best Art Direction]], and Downey won a [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy|Golden Globe Award for Best Actor]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/2010|title=The 82nd Academy Awards {{!}} 2010|website=Oscars.org {{!}} Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences|date=4 December 2015 |language=en|access-date=2020-03-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180417095231/https://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/2010|archive-date=17 April 2018|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.goldenglobes.com/film/sherlock-holmes|title=Sherlock Holmes|website=www.goldenglobes.com|language=en|access-date=2020-03-12}}</ref> In 2011, Ritchie directed the sequel ''[[Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows]]''. It was released on 16 December and was an even greater commercial success, grossing more than $545 million worldwide.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=sherlockholmes2.htm |title= Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows (2011) - Box Office Mojo |website= [[Box Office Mojo]] |access-date= 9 September 2018 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20180910061016/https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=sherlockholmes2.htm |archive-date= 10 September 2018 |url-status= live }}</ref> [[A. O. Scott]] of ''The New York Times'' criticized Ritchie for "taking liberties" with the characters, and wrote that both films depict "a smoky, overcast Victorian world, infuses it with an air of jocular, hairy laddishness and stages a lot of fights in fussy and tiresome slow motion".<ref>{{Cite news|last=Scott|first=A. O.|date=2011-12-15|title=Holmes and Watson, but Is There Mystery?|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/16/movies/sherlock-holmes-a-game-of-shadows-review.html|url-status=live|access-date=2020-03-11|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190808084448/https://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/16/movies/sherlock-holmes-a-game-of-shadows-review.html|archive-date=8 August 2019|issn=0362-4331}}</ref>

[[File:Guy Ritchie 2012.jpg|alt=Ritchie in 2012.|thumb|upright|Ritchie at the Paris premiere of ''Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows,'' 2012]]

In 2012, Ritchie produced a trailer for the video game ''[[Call of Duty: Black Ops II]]''.<ref>{{cite web |title= Watch: Guy Ritchie's Live-Action Trailer for CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS II Starring Robert Downey Jr |date= 29 October 2012 |url= https://collider.com/call-of-duty-black-ops-2-trailer-robert-downey-jr/ |publisher= Collider.com |access-date= 13 November 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20131113052232/http://collider.com/call-of-duty-black-ops-2-trailer-robert-downey-jr/ |archive-date= 13 November 2013 |df= dmy-all}}</ref> In 2013, he directed a commercial for [[H&M]] featuring [[David Beckham]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://fashion.telegraph.co.uk/galleries/TMG9793987/David-Beckham-films-HandM-advert-directed-by-Guy-Ritchie.html|title=David Beckham films H&M advert directed by Guy Ritchie - Fashion Galleries - Telegraph|newspaper=The Telegraph|date=9 June 2015 |access-date=2020-03-11|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171019215423/http://fashion.telegraph.co.uk/galleries/TMG9793987/David-Beckham-films-HandM-advert-directed-by-Guy-Ritchie.html|archive-date=19 October 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> A year later, he directed a commercial for whisky brand [[Haig (whisky)|Haig]], which also stars Beckham.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.campaignlive.co.uk/article/watch-david-beckham-stars-haig-club-ad/1317642|title=Watch: David Beckham stars in Haig Club ad|website=www.campaignlive.co.uk|access-date=2020-03-11}}</ref> He made a return to film in 2015 with ''[[The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (film)|The Man From U.N.C.L.E.]]'', a remake of the [[The Man from U.N.C.L.E.|1960s spy series]]. Ritchie and [[Lionel Wigram (film producer)|Lionel Wigram]] wrote the screenplay about a [[Central Intelligence Agency|CIA]] agent and a [[KGB]] agent who work together to stop a criminal organisation from constructing a nuclear weapon. [[Henry Cavill]] and [[Armie Hammer]] played the lead roles. Principal photography commenced in 2013 in London and Italy,<ref>{{cite news|last=Douglas|first=Edward|date=31 July 2013|title=The Man From U.N.C.L.E. Finally Starts Filming in September|publisher=Comingsoon.net|url=https://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=107240|url-status=live|access-date=15 August 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130805133419/http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=107240|archive-date=5 August 2013|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Dietsch|first=TJ|date=2 August 2013|title='Man From U.N.C.L.E.' aims to start filming in September|website=Uproxx|url=https://uproxx.com/hitfix/man-from-uncle-aims-to-start-filming-in-september/|access-date=19 November 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130809024348/http://www.hitfix.com/news/man-from-uncle-aims-to-start-filming-in-september|archive-date=9 August 2013|df=dmy-all}}</ref> with rewrites to the script during filming.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://filmdoctor.co.uk/2015/08/14/in-conversation-catch-up-david-allcock-the-man-from-u-n-c-l-e/|title=In Conversation Catch Up : David Allcock (The Man from U.N.C.L.E.)|last=filmdoctor|date=2015-08-14|website=Film Doctor|language=en-US|access-date=2020-03-11|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190425213001/http://filmdoctor.co.uk/2015/08/14/in-conversation-catch-up-david-allcock-the-man-from-u-n-c-l-e/|archive-date=25 April 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> It was released on 14 August 2015 by [[Warner Bros.]] to a mixed critical reception.<ref>{{Citation|title=The Man from U.N.C.L.E.|url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/the-man-from-uncle|access-date=2020-03-11|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190819165045/https://www.metacritic.com/movie/the-man-from-uncle|archive-date=19 August 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Glenn Kenny]] on ''[[RogerEbert.com]]'' writes that it "is only intermittently engaging and amusing, and those portions of the movie that succeed are also frustrating." However, he praised [[Hugh Grant]]'s performance which "saves the movie".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/the-man-from-uncle-2015|title=The Man from U.N.C.L.E. movie review (2015) {{!}} Roger Ebert|last=Kenny|first=Glenn|website=www.rogerebert.com|language=en|access-date=2020-03-11|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191109115225/https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/the-man-from-uncle-2015|archive-date=9 November 2019|url-status=live}}</ref>