My personal note:
I’m not really understand with some negative reviews about the movie. I’d say them non conformist of feminism or Non Movie lovers that will indulge with masochistic perspective that perplexing within the flicks. This is not an action packed comic book action flick for the ages. The is the tale of one man's struggle to find their place when even they don’t know what they is capable of. For movie lover like me - The Gray Man is one of a great movie that really need to have a legacy. Trust me - I watch movies.
Comparing this to a "Hollywood" movie, this was real. I have to admit, it was a little slow in the beginning, but the action escalated rather quickly. Action/War is often glorified in movies, seen as the hero, the one people worship and fall in love with. This movie begins with a dark ops mission for a man who is unscathed and confident and understand what is happening to his target. Down to to the final ops - he did something that he never done, spoken to his target - and everything is gray after that. Literally - everything tuned into unstated ops and wired.
Amazing movie, many movies try so much to inject patriotism into it by adding emotional songs, one man oriented heroism, body shows etc..., but this one is nicely done, we would automatically feel the masochism after watching the movie. The fight scenes, the emotional ones, the training, the brotherhood scenes between each operator, the romantic scenes, all perfectly blended together. Hats off to the director. and a kind note to Hollywood, KINDLY learn from Netflix.
The main character itself portraits many flaws as a hero in the movie, as many supporting character around it. This is the realism, CIA agendas who is lost but the operators that believes in each-other when everyone else is turning against the group itself. While some may give this movie a lesser review, I give it 5 stars because it is a powerful story lines of humanity and family from an assassin’s perspective point of views.