November 24, 2021 | R | 2h 38m Based on the 2000 book “The House of Gucci: A Sensational Story of Murder, Madness, Glamour, and Greed,” “House of Gucci,” by acclaimed British director Ridley Scott (“Blade Runner,” ”G.I. Jane,” “Alien”) has a go at the fashion world: It’s about the rise and fall of the titular famous fashion family. It features a great cast. There’s a firecracker performance by rock-star Lady Gaga in her sophomore effort after her Oscar-winning debut in “A Star Is Born,” there’s an uncharacteristically campy Al Pacino performance, and there’s a Jared Leto performance that would win an Oscar if they had a category for “Best Unrecognizable-Rendering, Self-Ugly-fying Performance by a Model-looking Leading Man.” The overly long “House of Gucci” is unfortunately lukewarm. The Gucci Family Gucci, referred to in the movie as “The Vatican of fashion,” (as opposed to Versace, which is like the Aspen …