Tag: Action
The Hitman’s Bodyguard Satisfyingly Recalls Buddy-Cop Films of Yesteryear
After losing his career as a AAA-rated bodyguard for hire, Michael Bryce (Ryan Reynolds) is called upon by his ex-girlfriend Amelia Roussel (Elodie Yung) to protect prolific hitman, and witness in an upcoming trial at the International Court…
Read More »Free Fire is Both Unique and Supremely Entertaining
Free Fire follows two separate crews of criminals engaged in a gun deal in an abandoned Boston warehouse in the 1970s. After some tense back and forth between the headstrong participants, a co-incidental reunion between one member from…
Read More »Baby Driver is a Breath of Fresh Air
Baby Driver introduces us to prodigious getaway driver Baby (Ansel Elgort) who because of a traumatic past never stops listening to music and doesn’t say much. Because of a past joyride, Baby is stuck working for crime boss…
Read More »Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 Learns All the Wrong Lessons from Vol. 1
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 is the much anticipated sequel to 2014’s runaway hit. In this sequel, while on the run from a prideful client that has been double-crossed by one of the team, Peter “Star Lord”…
Read More »The Accountant Calculates a Quality Action Formula
The Accountant is a quality, albeit straightforward, action film that has good actors and a story that keeps you interested throughout. The reveal of the villain pulling the strings of it all was a little transparent (I figured…
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