Blacklight (2022)
4/10
lifeless conspiracy thriller
18 April 2022
Warning: Spoilers
Political and social activist Sofia Flores gets killed in a suspicious hit and run. Travis Block (Liam Neeson) is an off-book fixer working for FBI Director Gabriel Robinson (Aidan Quinn). He's trying to be a good father to his daughter who is a single mom to her own daughter. Former agent Dusty Crane is struggling with the Bureau crossing moral lines and talking to journalist Mira Jones who has been writing about the Flores death. Travis tries to return the wayward agent back into the fold.

There is a blandness to the writing. All the elements are pulled from every standard movie tropes. Of course, Liam Neeson has a family and he's struggling to connect with them. There is a conspiracy but it's so obvious as to be transparent. There are no twists and turns. There is a lot of action without any excitement. These characters are cardboard cut-outs and these actors are just working for the paychecks. This is lifeless.
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