This is where Taken (2008) meets something like Sicario (2015) or Man on fire (2004), and explodes Mel Gibson's glorious savageness at the moment of becoming the titular hero for delivering an entertaining Sunday night action thriller.
The plot sure isn't nothing new, but the story is engaging and filled with old classic action, sort of like a Terminator 2: Judgement Day (1991) style. The whole underground world, illicit connections and Mexican mob presence are perfect for an enjoyable hour and a half. Also, thanks to Mel Gibson being kick- ass/dad Mel Gibson (MG) the movie surpasses all of its flaws.
Which flaws does this movie have? Well, Erin Moriarty's performance was a little weak, a little more effort from the director maybe. The dialogue felt sometimes lazily written, like they couldn't think of something else.
Leaving that aside, the action sequences are more than worthy, reaching expectations that fans of MG could expect. Our titular character is a true underdog/kick ass/old fashioned/classic/bad ass veteran that can put hell on earth to whoever crosses his path. Also, John Link, that sounds pretty bad ass too.
My final consensus: Taken meets Sicario, or Man on fire. Although nothing we haven't seen before, Mel Gibson delivers a totally bad ass character that proves enough to leave aside it's substantial flaws.
The plot sure isn't nothing new, but the story is engaging and filled with old classic action, sort of like a Terminator 2: Judgement Day (1991) style. The whole underground world, illicit connections and Mexican mob presence are perfect for an enjoyable hour and a half. Also, thanks to Mel Gibson being kick- ass/dad Mel Gibson (MG) the movie surpasses all of its flaws.
Which flaws does this movie have? Well, Erin Moriarty's performance was a little weak, a little more effort from the director maybe. The dialogue felt sometimes lazily written, like they couldn't think of something else.
Leaving that aside, the action sequences are more than worthy, reaching expectations that fans of MG could expect. Our titular character is a true underdog/kick ass/old fashioned/classic/bad ass veteran that can put hell on earth to whoever crosses his path. Also, John Link, that sounds pretty bad ass too.
My final consensus: Taken meets Sicario, or Man on fire. Although nothing we haven't seen before, Mel Gibson delivers a totally bad ass character that proves enough to leave aside it's substantial flaws.