Review of The Adventurers (2017) by Healingtoolbox — 14 Nov 2020
Giving this an 8/10 for Shane Hurlbut's master class, in the first act, replacing dialogue with visual story telling camerawork. Camera is always moving, people and objects are constantly moving thru space in interesting and self-assured ways. In second act, a long oner shot from point of view from a body pulled from a car before it explodes is also extraordinary.Hurlburt is a well-traveled US DP.
Rest of film is an admirable Chinese James Bond and Mission Impossible mash-up. Yes has English subtitles on Youtube. Implausible plot points--the same as in Bond and MI scripts intrude on immersion. Second and third acts seem more rushed for time, camera work nowhere near as eloquent. The main female thief, Red, is the stand-out engaging actor here. Everyone else is okay.
This review of The Adventurers (2017) was written by Healingtoolbox on 14 Nov 2020.
The Adventurers has generally received mixed reviews.
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