directed by Sam Hargrave
Me? Watching an action film? Yes, I know, quite strange. But I don’t want to be this film blogger surrounded only by dramas from countries some people didn’t even know existed. So today I have a real American action film for you, with a lot of pew pew pew, and blood everywhere, and a handsome protagonist who’s constantly dirty to make him look even more badass, and a multi-culti cast, and everything looks terrible until our pretty Australian hero shows up. Excited? Me too! So, the main character is Tyler Rake (Chris Hemsworth), who is a former soldier and a guy who earns money on doing things nobody wants to do. But he’s brave and fearless, so it doesn’t bother him. One day he’s asked to rescue Ovi Mahajan Jr. (Rudhraksh Jaiswal), who is the son of Ovi Mahajan Sr. (Pankaj Tripathi). I know, you didn’t expect that. Ovi the senior is India’s biggest drug lord, who has been having some issues with Bangladesh’s biggest drug lord Amir Asif (Priyanshu Painyuli). Generally, two important criminals are fighting with each other and one of them kidnaps the child of the second one. And our Australian hero needs to rescue Ovi the junior. But at the same time there’s another man who wants to rescue the boy, Saju (Rendeep Hooda). And, honestly speaking, I found this character absolutely pointless, but feel free to change my mind. However, the film was quite entertaining for a typical pew pew production. The plot is actually quite boring, but… I definitely adore the camerawork and editing in this one. It was very pleasant to look at it, even though they were killing each other and blood was literally everywhere. I agree with some critics that it’s slightly too shallow and too brutal, but on the other hand, I didn’t expect anything else from it from the beginning. It’s supposed to be some kind of entertainment and it is. From my point of view, the acting, camerawork and editing are the reason why I’m recommending this film. But maybe it’ll be something more for you. Who knows?
My rating: 6/10
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I have nothing to watch 