An average movie

I wasn’t really sure what to expect from this flick but since there was a really nice cast involved, I thought I might as well check it out. Well, with such a generic title, I should have already lowered my expectations but, to be honest, I was actually surprised by how weak it turned out to be. Seriously, how did they manage to get such a cast (Kevin Costner, Gary Oldman, Tommy Lee Jones, Ryan Reynolds, Gal Gadot, Michael Pitt, Alice Eve, Antje Traue, Scott Adkins) to show up in such a movie which was basically a weak B feature? Sure, the intro was promising but, very quickly, the plot turned out to be some huge nonsense and, very soon, I had lost any interest. Basically, it was some kind of mix of ‘Face/Off’ with ‘Self/Less’ but the only reason why John Woo’s movie was at least slightly entertaining, was because it didn’t take itself so damned seriously. Another missed opportunity was the fact that, in my opinion, they basically ruined Kevin Costner’s character. Indeed, it was probably the only interesting thing in this movie, the fact that Costner was playing a dangerous sociopath, unfortunately, his personality was changed almost right from the start and he became, well, just another terribly nice and decent guy, the kind of characters Costner has been playing for most of his career. Anyway, to conclude, the damned thing was really weak and I don’t think it is really worth a look.

5/10