An average movie

I already saw this movie but, for some reason, I thought I might as well check it out again. I think it was because I missed the first 2 minutes the first time around. Anyway, I have to admit that I ended up enjoying it slightly more. Maybe it's because I watched way too many lame action flicks recently but this one, at least, had a nice cast involved (Mark Wahlberg, Kate Beckinsale, Giovanni Ribisi, Diego Luna, J.K. Simmons, Ben Foster, Caleb Landry Jones, Lukas Haas) and it was rather well made. Eventually, what bother me above all the first time was the writing but, fortunately, it actually worked better during this rewatch. I mean, it was still a pedestrian intro about an ace criminal guy who is retired with a wife and kids but has to come back for one last job but the gimmick did work, even it would probably be more fun if they gave us a guy who loves the adrenaline kick andwho is totally reckless. The only thing that still didn't work though was the timeline which was just way too tight. I mean, if you try to write down the schedule of all the events taking place in Panama, I’m pretty sure it won’t make sense and certainly it won’t add up considering the short amount of time they had. Still, it was fairly watchable and the whole concept of a master smuggler was just brilliant but there is no doubt that the damned was not really amazing though. Another thing that did bother me at first but not anymore was the numerous bad guys involved. Indeed, there were at least 4 of them which might seem a bit excessive but I didn't care much about it anymore. Anyway, to conclude, in spite of its flaws, it wasn’t bad, it is actually a decent action flick and I think it is worth a look, at least, if you like the genre.

6/10