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missing virtuoso "money shot" set-piece


I've been trying to pin down why this movie felt "meh" to me even though it technically hit all the right notes

In all the MCU movies I've really liked, there have been "cool scenes" with a lot of re-watch-ability

I would think this film's "binary mode" scene should've fit that bill, or the train fight, but the action was so quick and confusing that it was hard to get into

By way of contrast:
"how many in the air?"
"thirteen, sir,"
"how many can I carry?"
"four, sir"

perfect set-up

To be fair, Shane Black sort of built his career on such scenes - I imagine he comes up with the coolest set pieces he can think of, THEN builds a plot to string them all together. Makes him sound like a tool, but I sort of miss that here

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