when i sit down in the cinema to see this i be expect to see a sort of stylish tongue in cheek action film and which have be imply by the trailer . however and it very quickly become apparent that this film be try to be more . normally and i do not approve of film that try to entertain in as many way possible . for instance and this film try to mix action with comedy and romance and lightheartedness and gritty seriousness all at once . most of the time this sort of approach doesn not work in film ( just look at batman forever ) but i be be pleasantly surprise to see that in this case and they pull it off . the end result be a highly entertaining film that should appeal to most mature cinemagoers . ( however and the weak of stomach should really be warn of one or two scene . ) robert carlyle and jonny lee miller pull of a brilliant double act and ken stott do a excellent villain . this mixed in with superb costume and a few decent action scene make for a very enjoyable watch . however and the big let down here for me be that in have the gentleman highwayman there be a real opportunity for some good dialogue but the script be definitely lack in punchiness and there be few belly laugh . okay and so the line weren not terrible but to me it do highlight a problem with recent british film while ignore a few notable exception the screenplay be write today be still relatively mediocre when compare to some of hollywood effort .