This is one of those movies that I
caught randomly and it was good for the moment.
I would say this is in the mold of
the
Taken franchise in terms of older actors showing their chops for being
able to throw down like a 20 year old while providing solid acting. Now I
will admit that I'm not a big Sean
Penn fan when it comes to his acting, but this movie I was actually able
to tolerate him because he wasn't really focusing on doing too much talking,
rather than a whole lot more doing. This is in the same lane of just fast
paced action and straight to the point plot. I mean I've watched enough
movies to figure out the plots of them, but this had enough points to throw
the causal fan off their track.
The cast was pretty much on par
for who was in it, Javier
Bardem & Idris
Elba's roles were not as nearly important as they should have been in
this movie. I think that Javier should have been the lead antagonist and
Idris should have had a bigger role as an ally, rather than the little focus
that he received towards the end. This movie would have been way better if
there was an actual fight sequence between Javier and Sean, and Idris would
have actually had a chance to display some of his size and skill set with a
fight scene. But other than that Sean does the best job he can with what he
has to work with.
This is one of those movies I tell
you about to not have too many expectations when coming in and just have fun
with it. If you don't put too much thought into it, it can be an enjoyable
movie for you when you don't have really anything else to do and you have
seen all the movies that have come out. If you put too much mental power
into it, then you'll be highly disappointed at the end.
If you've seen this movie, then
I'm anxious to hear your thoughts on it, leave it in the comments below.
Until next time guys!
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