A killer for hire is sent on a mission to rescue his old mentor.
Starring Jason Statham, Clive Owen and Robert De Nero.
Screenplay by Matt Sherring. Based on the novel by Ranulph Fiennes.
Directed by Gary McKendry.
This is an average shoot them up action movie.
The action sequences and the cinematography are pretty good. I liked the whole eighties theme and it is convincing. The plot is nothing new. It's an average action movie plot with a few twists and turns towards the end but nothing that hasn't been done before.
The big let down was the acting. The two main leads were unconvincing and pretty wooden but I guess that's quite normal in a lot of action movies of this type. Robert De Niro was completely wasted. For an actor of his talents to appear in this with nothing but a bit part is quite sad. Was he just after a pay day?
An average action flick but instantly forgettable.
7/10
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