An average movie

Since this movie was rather well received and since I have a weak spot for Helen Mirren and Ryan Reynolds, I was quite eager to check it out. Well, to be honest, even though it turned out to be a decent watch, it didn’t really blow me away though. First of all, I actually had a hard time with Ryan Reynolds. I mean, it was pretty neat that he was cast against type but he never really convinced me. To make things worse, up until  the moment he made his first trip to Austria, the guy kept cracking his usual wise-ass jokes which felt rather misguided.  Eventually, except for wearing some glasses, Reynolds didn’t do much to hide his good looks and I still had the feeling that I was watching some model and not an actual lawyer. It was even more awkward when, towards the end,  you get to see a picture of the real Randy Schoenberg who was apparently some average looking nerd. The funny thing is that Helen Mirren is also considered as one of the most gorgeous women in her age category but, in contrary to Reynolds, it was never a problem in this movie. Indeed, Mirren gave here once again a really solid performance and she was completely convincing playing this character. Concerning the story, it was quite interesting but, to be honest, after watching the amazing and heartbreaking ‘Saul Fia’, it felt a little bit light. Anyway, to conclude, even though I don’t think it was really amazing, it was still not bad at all and it is worth a look, especially if you like the genre.