Review of The Foreigner (2017) by Carson W — 15 Oct 2017

I'll preface this by saying I am a sucker for Jackie Chan movies, so I am glad to see him back. The film by itself is well, another action movie that doesn't really have much to it. The story is a bit weird, splitting itself into two separate narratives, one that is all about Chan's character Quan and his need for revenge, and the other about the IRA and its young members wanting more after a long period of peace.

Stuck in the middle of these stories is Pierce Brosnan, who does a quality characterization of an IRA leader who is confronted with the battle between old and new ideas. Chan strays away from his recently boring performances to entertain and rekindle his everyman hero that he has become famous for.

In short, "The Foreigner" is a pretty standard action film, somewhat entertaining, paces well and has solid performances from Chan and Brosnan, but is otherwise not very remarkable. .