A Working Man staring Jason Statham
Quick synopsis: Black ops military man retires and becomes a working Joe stiff and is roped into finding his boss's daughter, who has been kidnapped by human traffickers.
Sound familiar? (cough)Taken(cough) This 2 hr mound of drivel was co-written by Sylvester Stallone and director David Ayer. I was floored at the ridiculous, horrible dialogue and certain special effects, like the guy on the motorcycle being shot and blown off his bike. The harness jerk was over the mark.
Anyway, I was really sad to see great actors like Statham, Michael Pena and David Harbour struggling to make the pitiful conversations seem intimate. Could this script/screen play really be written by Sly?
There is plenty of action, fire, explosions reminiscent of the 1980s that are fun, but it really is hard to get into the story when there is NO story. Leave this film where it belongs. The construction site.
Available to watch at home via premium video on demand, and can be rented or purchased through the likes of AppleTV, Fandango at Home and Prime Video if you want to waste 2 hours of your life. Just watch The Beekeeper or even Homefront, SO much better!
2 stars only because I like watching Statham and fire was a nice touch.