Well, it seems that I got myself caught by the Netflix algorithm that suggested that this film was quite popular in Australia. Honestly, I probably should have done what I normally do and check the rating on IMDB to determine whether I actually want to waste my time watching it or not. Anyway, it did happen to star Mark Whalberg, and he does happen to be a pretty cool actor, and his movies aren't all that bad either, so I decided to give it a go.
Anyway, the film is about this guy named Spenser who beat up his sergent and ended up in gaol (oh, he is a cop, to avoid any confusion). Anyway, he is finally released and he is trying to put his life back together when he discovers that his former sergent, and another cop, have been killed. Suspecting that there is something fishy going on he decides to investigate, despite the fact that not only is he not a cop, but that he is also a convicted felon.
Well, it turns out that there is this massive conspiracy involving corrupt cops, the Irish mafia, and Mexicans (yeah, it has to be Mexicans doesn't it). Anyway, you can probably work out what eventually happens because, well, this is one of those films that is like that. Mind you, the whole explanation as to why he landed up in gaol happens halfway through the film, and yeah, it is an exposition, but sometimes you really can't avoid it. Mind you, while you can generally guess the ending, half the fun of such films is working out how they got there.
Yeah, this is another one of those corrupt cops trying to make money type films because, well, being a cop doesn't actually pay all that well, and it turns out that it is the honest ones that end up suffering. Look, as a film it wasn't too bad, but it really wasn't all that outstanding either. In a way it does seem to be trying to be one of those gritty crime dramas, which I do happen to like, but it doesn't quite have the same charm that the really good ones happen to have. I guess in a way it has a lot to do with is being a straight to Netflix type of film.
Look, if you like crime dramas then you may like this one, but the reality is there is nothing about it that makes it stand out. In a way it is just another film that simply adds to the list of the thousands of films that are already out there, and there are most likely much better ones to watch than this particular one.
Anyway, the film is about this guy named Spenser who beat up his sergent and ended up in gaol (oh, he is a cop, to avoid any confusion). Anyway, he is finally released and he is trying to put his life back together when he discovers that his former sergent, and another cop, have been killed. Suspecting that there is something fishy going on he decides to investigate, despite the fact that not only is he not a cop, but that he is also a convicted felon.
Well, it turns out that there is this massive conspiracy involving corrupt cops, the Irish mafia, and Mexicans (yeah, it has to be Mexicans doesn't it). Anyway, you can probably work out what eventually happens because, well, this is one of those films that is like that. Mind you, the whole explanation as to why he landed up in gaol happens halfway through the film, and yeah, it is an exposition, but sometimes you really can't avoid it. Mind you, while you can generally guess the ending, half the fun of such films is working out how they got there.
Yeah, this is another one of those corrupt cops trying to make money type films because, well, being a cop doesn't actually pay all that well, and it turns out that it is the honest ones that end up suffering. Look, as a film it wasn't too bad, but it really wasn't all that outstanding either. In a way it does seem to be trying to be one of those gritty crime dramas, which I do happen to like, but it doesn't quite have the same charm that the really good ones happen to have. I guess in a way it has a lot to do with is being a straight to Netflix type of film.
Look, if you like crime dramas then you may like this one, but the reality is there is nothing about it that makes it stand out. In a way it is just another film that simply adds to the list of the thousands of films that are already out there, and there are most likely much better ones to watch than this particular one.