ROGER4314
Been Called "Flash" Since I Was A Kid!
Today, I slithered out to see "Jack Reacher: Never Go Back" at the Senior cheap matinee ($5.50). It was pretty good and I enjoyed it!
Jack is a bad ass former Army Major who seems to have nine + lives. Everywhere he goes, trouble follows him and hand to hand confrontations crop up constantly. There were some excellent exchanges except for one thing...............realism. You just can't hit and be hit by professionals and come out of a bloody no holds barred fight like these without an ear hanging by a thread or without numerous broken bones. Busted teeth? Not a one! A simple scrape or bruise is the total tally in life or death fights! Hollywood....my God, they must be stupid or think that we are.
The frustrating part of this flick is that the REASON for all of this fighting, with escapes from a maximum security military prison is revealed very slowly. Half the time, the viewer can't understand why all of this shxt is necessary or why professional killers are brought into the action in packs! WTH!
It's true that in the last 20 minutes or so, the answers to all of my questions were finally answered. It finally came together after approximately 1 hour 45 minutes of frustration. It was almost like the final keys to the action were added as an afterthought. "OH, yeah, we forgot to tell the audience about that"....snicker.
Language was tame, there was plenty of bloody UFC type action and no sexual content. Lots of people were shot and sent to Hollywood heaven.
The end sucked. Sorry, it was just mush. I wish that I had the last few minutes back that I sat through the end of this flick. YUK!
If you have a few hours to kill, this would be a dandy flick to see. Don't expect any life changing reactions from seeing it.
The flick was OK and I gave it a solid "B" rating. It's not a bad flick. It just isn't very good.
Flash
Jack is a bad ass former Army Major who seems to have nine + lives. Everywhere he goes, trouble follows him and hand to hand confrontations crop up constantly. There were some excellent exchanges except for one thing...............realism. You just can't hit and be hit by professionals and come out of a bloody no holds barred fight like these without an ear hanging by a thread or without numerous broken bones. Busted teeth? Not a one! A simple scrape or bruise is the total tally in life or death fights! Hollywood....my God, they must be stupid or think that we are.
The frustrating part of this flick is that the REASON for all of this fighting, with escapes from a maximum security military prison is revealed very slowly. Half the time, the viewer can't understand why all of this shxt is necessary or why professional killers are brought into the action in packs! WTH!
It's true that in the last 20 minutes or so, the answers to all of my questions were finally answered. It finally came together after approximately 1 hour 45 minutes of frustration. It was almost like the final keys to the action were added as an afterthought. "OH, yeah, we forgot to tell the audience about that"....snicker.
Language was tame, there was plenty of bloody UFC type action and no sexual content. Lots of people were shot and sent to Hollywood heaven.
The end sucked. Sorry, it was just mush. I wish that I had the last few minutes back that I sat through the end of this flick. YUK!
If you have a few hours to kill, this would be a dandy flick to see. Don't expect any life changing reactions from seeing it.
The flick was OK and I gave it a solid "B" rating. It's not a bad flick. It just isn't very good.
Flash
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