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Fun romp, make it a franchise. 8/10

posted a year ago by [deleted]
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DISCLAIMER: If you're one of those 'cinephile' letterboxd patrons who buys every Criterion release, makes liking A24 part of your identity and worships the altars of Bergmann and Kurosawa etc, then don't bother watching this, it won't stroke your hipster ego.
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Another Netflix banger. Does exactly what you expect and want of it. In another timeline this would have been a theatrical release and grossed hundreds of million. Some of the dorks who'll tell you this sucks are the same fools who'll tell you how much they love a lot of the cheesy early Bond movies from the 60s - 80s.

Action set pieces across the globe and some twists & turns. Entertaining movie. Looks fresh and modern, evidently a decently high budget production.

I already see the snobby gits turning their noses up at it. "Hehe guys, the latest you'll forget it all the day after seeing it Netflix written by an AI flick just dropped, hehe." Stick to watching your 'German expressionism' flicks you muppets.

[–] Porsche911 (3598) a year ago

This felt flat and soulless to me! 2/10

[–] fc31 (5394) a year ago

It is not horrible, it is just a generic mission impossible variety now saturating the market, but not everyone is Tom Cruise.

If you liked this, I would recommend "Ghosted" and "Citadel", the same formula, the same over the top spy action nonsense, you won't be able to tell them apart.

[–] SageMaster33 (876) a year ago

it's exactly like they Citadel

[–] SageMaster33 (876) a year ago

it really had lots of potential and started strong but unfortunately its a dud..

[–] DoctorThirteen (13995) a year ago

I'm sure Gadot is desperately looking for a franchise given that it seems she's done as Wonder Woman. She must have had high hopes for this.

[–] TheArgentinian (7072) a year ago

I feel personally attacked by your introduction.