An average movie

To be honest, I wasn’t really sure what to expect from this flick but since there was a decent cast involved and since it was available on Netflix, I thought I might as well check it out. Well, eventually, after ‘Tenet’, it turned out to be another rather far-fetched conspiracy thriller with John David Washington at the center and, at this point, he might be careful to avoid typecasting. Anyway, all in all, the damned thing was not really good. I mean, it was visually rather well done and, even though Washington’s character was hardly interesting, this actor is quite charismatic. Basically, the whole thing did remind me of ’Frantic’ and many classy thrillers directed by Alfred Hitchcock but, even if the concept was not bad, it never really worked though. The main issue was that 90% of the running time was about the main character running around and trying to save his skin and while it might seem appealing on paper, it would have been probably more interesting if they took the time to allow us to learn more about him. I mean, there were some moments when the guy felt (understandably) a huge amount of guilt and even did contemplate suicide and John David Washington was quite convincing during these moments but, each time, he had to start up to run again pretty much endlessly until they reached some half-baked conclusion during which everything was wrapped up way too nicely (Seriously, how on Earth was it supposed to make any sense that the kidnappers would bring this kid at a rally where his uncle was giving a speech?!?). Concerning the other characters, it was actually even worse though as none of them was developed whatsoever. Anyway, to conclude, in spite of its flaws, I think it was still a watchable though but it was also terribly forgettable, I'm afraid.