Some nice visual sequences. Some nice acting and a script which is very overused and overdone but is pulled-off in just a nice and refreshing way but not in a particularly wow or standing-ovation type way either.
It's just well-constructed and it has a lot of nice dialogue and Pierce does a solid job of an aging hitman seeking revenge. Morena Baccarin as the 'love interest'/heroine he constantly saves is a sound actress and absolutely gorgous.
It's sad that this is James Caan's last movie and the acting is overall exactly what one would expect from these kind of movies.
The only problems is it's a bit of lacklustre genre and falls a little short. The end is very cliched and it is what you see in so many films and it's predictable but that's what happens when you have so many scripts around and have to find something unique. It does enough to pull the view in and is a fun and enjoyable popcorn movie but nothing much more.
I find it harder to give it more than a 7 as it's so nice to see Pierce kick arse on the big screen. The tone was good and pace was excellent and the concept was good but there's just so much of this kinda movie already and there's better options.
It's just well-constructed and it has a lot of nice dialogue and Pierce does a solid job of an aging hitman seeking revenge. Morena Baccarin as the 'love interest'/heroine he constantly saves is a sound actress and absolutely gorgous.
It's sad that this is James Caan's last movie and the acting is overall exactly what one would expect from these kind of movies.
The only problems is it's a bit of lacklustre genre and falls a little short. The end is very cliched and it is what you see in so many films and it's predictable but that's what happens when you have so many scripts around and have to find something unique. It does enough to pull the view in and is a fun and enjoyable popcorn movie but nothing much more.
I find it harder to give it more than a 7 as it's so nice to see Pierce kick arse on the big screen. The tone was good and pace was excellent and the concept was good but there's just so much of this kinda movie already and there's better options.