Dariel Raye

Exceptional character portrayals with a clear, poignant message and one major faux pas - the dog. The protagonists' portrayals of a husband fearful of losing everything and a wife watching his descent while loving him through it kept me watching, but WTH happened to the poor dog? He had done nothing wrong. I have a serious problem with that and found it harder to sympathize with the main character afterward. Overall, I was left feeling annoyed. So much more could have been done with this movie in terms of resolutions. Again, I am really upset about the callous dismissal of the dog, even by the little girl who seemed to love him so much.

First, I'm a major Michael B. Jordan fan. As usual, his work was excellent as John Kelly. I noticed some reviews saying the plot had been done before, even comparing it to The Bourne movies, but keep in mind that Without Remorse was written years before those movies. If anything, Clancy used the plot first. It's still fairly predictable, but not because it has been done to death before this book was written. As for the age difference between Jordan and his character, this movie tells his story BEFORE he becomes John Clark. Gender in terms of SEALs is open to creative license for the sake of entertainment, particularly since she played the role well. It's nice to see something different sometimes, and the fact that Jordan is Black should serve as a reminder that skin color doesn't take anything away from the character. The only reasons I didn't give the movie 5- stars are that there were some slow parts and unrealistic talking during action scenes, i.e., when the sniper is firing at the team and Jordan is explaining the nature of the set- up. Overall, entertaining and worth watching for action lovers.

There were some good moments, mostly at the beginning of the movie and during the affable, action- packed scenes with Chris Pine. Unfortunately, too much of the action looks contrived and phoney, with forced, unnecessary rescues of random people who are inexplicably unaware of everything around them. The long flying scene in which Gadot appears to glide aimlessly as she looks around and up at heaven knows what is so ridiculous I felt embarrassed for the movie, and why does the female adversary get 2 wishes while others only get one? Overall, the movie's promise was exciting, but the execution was not very satisfying. Definitely a step out two down from the first box office comeback.

There's no connection with any of the characters because the audience isn't given a chance to know them. What's the point of scary creatures when the movie is so dark they can barely be seen? I realize the crew is under water, but it wasn't enjoyable because I couldn't see most of it. I think Stewart did the best she could with an extremely limited character in an unimaginative movie. On the positive side, the peeks I managed to get revealed interesting looking creatures at the end, and Kristin Stewart's character showed glimpses of a personality.