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A cheap knockoff but consistently entertaining

posted 4 months ago by CraigJamesReview (1466)
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It works cause of Statham, the action, and a tongue in cheek nature

If anyone's interested, I reviewed the movie on my youtube channel. Appreciate any feedback. Trying to improve - https://youtu.be/fSRMzgVJMQ4

[–] HarlemEagle42 (16215) 4 months ago

Statham is one of those few actors where no matter how godawful the movie is, it's usually not *his* fault.

[–] DoctorThirteen (10345) 3 months ago

That is true. I've never seen him be anything less than very watchable.

[–] HarlemEagle42 (16215) 3 months ago

Maybe I'm giving the man a pass, but his accent is just gruff enough where I have a hard time telling if he's sleepwalking or not. I think any other actor would kill for that.

[–] DoctorThirteen (10345) 3 months ago

'I think any other actor would kill for that.'

😂 True!

[–] TheHardSell (628) 3 months ago

This was cheap as fuck and terrible! 2/10 but I like Statham.

[–] Nanook (1446) 3 months ago

Just saw it. Wasn't anything groundbreaking, but I found it pretty entertaining.

What was it a knockoff of?

[–] TheArgentinian (6457) 3 months ago

every other action movie about someone that has to avenge a death?!

[–] Hitman (8) 3 months ago

I would say it starts out as The Equalizer, then turns into Nobody and then into John Wick.

[–] Kowalski (58944) 3 months ago

IT ISN'T...IT IS AN ACTION MOVIE...WHICH IS A REDUNDANT GENRE BY AND LARGE BY DESIGN...PEOPLE JUST LOVE TO SOUND SMART AND SEEM SUPERIOR.

[–] Nanook (1446) 3 months ago

Thanks last two replies. I've heard of knockoffs of one of a kind items, but not entire genres.

Still would be nice to hear from OP, as I hope to check out the "original."

[–] Aries (772) 3 months ago

In the 90s, this would've been a Steven Seagal movie and even funnier because of the man.

Cheesy af but yes, wasn't too bad overall. The female cop, her partner and the main villain were all awful tho. The bee-centered dialogue also didn't land most times.