This film works on only one level: B-film Summer Mindless Popcorn Flick. Walk in with any sort of expectations other than that and you will be disappointed. The film moves at a surprisingly quick pace and the action is paced just right that there aren't many slow spots in the film. The special effects were quite good for the film. The battle in Chicago was a visual effects beast (Pun? Maybe.)
Dwayne Johnson is Dwayne Johnson in the film, he carries the film well and I don't think the movie would have worked without him being in it. Naomie Harris was good also in the film, but not given enough to work with. The real star of the film is Jeffrey Dean Morgan who's cowboy-like Agent Russell is fantastic -- Morgan chews through each scene he's in and he was so much fun to watch that when he wasn't onscreen, I wished that he was. The only person that feels completely out of place in the film is Jake Lacy, who I can see as the comedic relief, but he hams it up so badly that it does not work and becomes quite annoying.
Go into the film without much expectations other than to be entertained via a quick-paced, visual effects laden action film and you'll walk out with a smile on your face. This movie is fun.
Review by mookieBlockedParent2018-04-16T07:22:43Z
This film works on only one level: B-film Summer Mindless Popcorn Flick. Walk in with any sort of expectations other than that and you will be disappointed. The film moves at a surprisingly quick pace and the action is paced just right that there aren't many slow spots in the film. The special effects were quite good for the film. The battle in Chicago was a visual effects beast (Pun? Maybe.)
Dwayne Johnson is Dwayne Johnson in the film, he carries the film well and I don't think the movie would have worked without him being in it. Naomie Harris was good also in the film, but not given enough to work with. The real star of the film is Jeffrey Dean Morgan who's cowboy-like Agent Russell is fantastic -- Morgan chews through each scene he's in and he was so much fun to watch that when he wasn't onscreen, I wished that he was. The only person that feels completely out of place in the film is Jake Lacy, who I can see as the comedic relief, but he hams it up so badly that it does not work and becomes quite annoying.
Go into the film without much expectations other than to be entertained via a quick-paced, visual effects laden action film and you'll walk out with a smile on your face. This movie is fun.