John "Breacher" Wharton (Arnold Schwarzenegger) heads up a DEA Special Ops Squad which is brutally effective. The enquiry which follows money going missing during a raid takes its toll on the bonding within the squad which, in turn, leads to complications when someone starts killing squad members.
Starting as an action thriller, this becomes a suspense mystery with action sequences, and is rather good. It is brutal (and sweary), but the performances are all good. I would go so far as to say that Schwarzenegger has never been better. Happy to look his age, his performance has an emotional depth and a sense of weariness that we haven't seen before.
The story is strong. It appears to be more densely plotted than it actually is, but it is perfectly satisfactory, and keeps you guessing throughout: things are constantly happening which you don't expect.
I enjoyed this.
Starting as an action thriller, this becomes a suspense mystery with action sequences, and is rather good. It is brutal (and sweary), but the performances are all good. I would go so far as to say that Schwarzenegger has never been better. Happy to look his age, his performance has an emotional depth and a sense of weariness that we haven't seen before.
The story is strong. It appears to be more densely plotted than it actually is, but it is perfectly satisfactory, and keeps you guessing throughout: things are constantly happening which you don't expect.
I enjoyed this.