This film is a typical buddy picture ala Midnight Run, but it does what's it's supposed to do, in my opinion. There are engaging characters and plenty of action. Gary Oldman is great as the antagonist (and a bad dude he is). Of course, Oldman is a very reliable actor in whatever he does. It will be interesting to see him as Winston Churchill later this year. I've seen the trailers, and he is excellent.
I've got to say that Salma Hayek was a particular standout for me. She plays a great pissed off gutter mouth locked away in prison. I've never heard her swear up a storm like this. I found it hilarious.
I've stated before that my tastes are for rock 'em sock 'em action movies, and this movie fits right in. I'm not particularly anal about plot holes unless they are really egregious.
Another reason I like the film is that it's R rated. There aren't to many of them these days in order that the studios can get under the 17 crowd for more profit. I'm not averse to PG-13, it's just nice to have a more adult action film to see now and then.
I would love to see a sequel of this. Who knows?
Oh, just to let know that at the end of the credits, there is an outtake that is pretty funny.
A final note, there seems to be a trend evolving in which the director of the film introduces the movie by thanking us, the audience, for seeing the film in a theater. Patrick Hughes does it in this movie, and Director Edgar Wright did it as well for his film Baby Driver (a very good film, by the way, though the ending is a bit rankling). I have no idea if there are other directors doing the same thing, but my seeing two sort of makes me think there are others.
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