Joe's a narcissist and his trail of inevitable poisoning of the lives around him are displayed matter of factly.
The way he manipulates people does have attention drawn to it, rather it's portrayed through the actions of the people who support him( If you haven't experienced an NPD person before you may not recognise it)
I was expecting Joe to be the usual unstoppable tough but trotted out in this genre...know you, the guy who's either extensively trained by army, special forces and the like and goes out for revenge or to stop some bad dudes (usually Liam Neeson plays these guys). Here we have a real dude who suffers for his cognitive lack of fighting skills.
Also refreshing to see a cast of people I've never heard of putting on some good performances.
All up, it was a lot more realistic than the usual crime/action trope, but still kept some intensity for comical effect.
The way he manipulates people does have attention drawn to it, rather it's portrayed through the actions of the people who support him( If you haven't experienced an NPD person before you may not recognise it)
I was expecting Joe to be the usual unstoppable tough but trotted out in this genre...know you, the guy who's either extensively trained by army, special forces and the like and goes out for revenge or to stop some bad dudes (usually Liam Neeson plays these guys). Here we have a real dude who suffers for his cognitive lack of fighting skills.
Also refreshing to see a cast of people I've never heard of putting on some good performances.
All up, it was a lot more realistic than the usual crime/action trope, but still kept some intensity for comical effect.