Actors: Ryan Reynolds, Samuel L.
Jackson, Gary Oldman, Élodie Yung, Salma Hayek, Yuri Kolokolnikov, Tine Joustra
Rating: 9 out of 10, This was a
strangely compelling film that survives on the force of personality of the two
stars. Reynolds and Jackson achieve an unexpected but undeniable chemistry
which saves an inch deep plot. While Reynolds is justly famous for his sly one
liners I got the impression he was struggling to keep up with Jackson in that
department. This film was a bizarre cross breeding of John Wick with Lethal
Weapon and while the pacing was uneven there were some great shoot outs. It was
also fun to watch Salma Hayek (isn’t it always though) match Jackson m.f. for
m.f. – a task not for the frail of heart. Gary Oldman was along channeling his
inner Slavic beast again (think Air Force One) as the bad guy. This was a fun
summer popcorn hybrid action/comedy that rests once again, on the shoulders of
the two leading men. Given that Samuel L. Jackson and Ryan Reynolds fill those
roles, that is a very good thing. I really liked it.
MVP: Hayek immensely watchable as always
as Sonia
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