Inspired by true events but still highly fictionalized, “The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare, released April 13, keeps watchers on the edge of their seats. 

Taking place during WWII, “The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare” is a fast-paced, historical comedy.

Winston Churchill, former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, formed an operations unit to strike a serious blow to the Axis powers. 

The film was directed by Guy Riche, who has worked on films such as “Sherlock Holmes” (2009) and “Snatch” (2000). 

Cavill’s performance as Major Gustavus March-Phillipps was extremely energetic, which suited his character perfectly. 

By the characters’ origins, Danish and Swedish accents were sometimes slightly off-putting. 

However, actor Eiza González did phenomenally with her accent as a Hispanic playing British agent Marjorie Stewart. 

This real figure eventually married Major Gustavus March-Pilipps after the success of their mission. 

Though their characters were largely elevated for cinematic purposes, González did especially well depicting her character’s attitudes, which was particularly important because of the historical significance of Jewish treatment. 

It was also evident that Cavill and his twirly mustache had a lot of fun on screen.

The film begins as the British government puts together a special operations unit whose primary mission is to stop German U-boats. 

In this contemporary period of WWII, the German military was advancing technologically and very quickly. 

Throughout the war, various weapons for war, such as the Luger PO8, M1 Garand and other machine guns, were specially made.

However, the U-boats were especially threatening because they were difficult to detect, and they targeted shipments of food, supplies and even refugees.

This is the driving factor for the special unit put together by the authority of Churchill. 

The film was mostly comedic, but the use of soundtracks helped draw seriousness in key moments of the film. 

This movie had various dynamic action scenes accompanied by an upbeat track. 

In contrast, some scenes became absent of background themes entirely. 

For example, there was one scene where Winston Churchill gave a short monologue about the importance of fighting back. 

The background music stopped as he elaborated on how surrendering to the Germans would not lead to peace. 

Suddenly, the comedy became serious and a reminder of the historical realities on which this movie was based. 

This effect brought watchers back to the stark realities of WWII, which were very precarious.

After all, WWII is a sensitive point in history, so it made sense to, at times, be brought back to the urgency that pushed the characters. 

The creators incorporated out-of-pocket commentary, costume design and a consistent soundtrack to create a humorous retelling.

As for the plot itself, the writers did an excellent job of blending historical nuances into modern writing. 

Most people don’t want to watch a historical documentary, and a plot like this can sometimes drag on with political banter — but the script did well to make even plot-building dialogue entertaining. 

This film highlights a story that had remained unknown until documents became declassified. 

As a history major, I particularly like films such as this one. 

Using my contextual background of WWII made it more entertaining. 

Especially since I know some slang used in the film was not used in the 1940s. 

“The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare” was released April 13 and is available in theaters.