Tag: action
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Love Hurts
3 outta 5 Love Hurts is a straightforward action romp that gets by on some zippy and messy action scenes and a likable lead. It is sort of rudimentary in its plot, the cliché of a gaggle of elite assassins with each more deadly and quirky than the next is worn out, and the unsuspecting…
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Ad Vitam
2 outta 5 Ad Vitam is a Netflix French Language action thriller that is considerably short on action or thrills, but those do arrive eventually. The most interesting stuff happens at the start and then a very long exposition flashback that drags into awkward police romance, and then some solid action at the end. In…
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Transformers One
4 outta 5 After several “live action” installments of the Transformers franchise, the series returns to its animated roots with Transformers One. However, there was so much CGI animation in the series’ previous films, that it’s hard to make much of a distinction between live action and animation by now. Which isn’t a bad thing.…
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Bad Boys: Ride or Die
4 outta 5 Bad Boys: Ride or Die is the fourth installment in the Bad Boys film franchise. There’s usually a decade or more gap in between installments (1995, 2003, 2020) but this film is only four years, a pandemic, and an Oscars slap away from the third movie. The producers unfortunately named the third…
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Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga
4 outta 5 Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga is a prequel to Mad Max: Fury Road which may or may not be a prequel to two other Mad Max movies. It doesn’t quite have the visceral drive that Fury Road did, as this isn’t about going on a single ride and more about following a…
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The Fall Guy
4 outta 5 The Fall Guy is an incredibly fun and funny action flick that has lots of zippy quips, brawls, and explosions. There are enjoyable performances, and spectacular stunts are awesomely presented with a sense of pizzaz from accomplished action director David Leitch (John Wick, Deadpool 2, Bullet Train). It might be a little…
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Road House
3 outta 5 Road House is a movie that is primarily concerned with bar fights, mostly set in a bar, featuring lots and lots of fights inside or outside of said bar. It is a straightforward remake of the straightforward 1989 film. What makes this worthwhile are some decent quips and enjoyably crunchy action that…
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