Review of The Foreigner (2017) by Austin B — 14 Oct 2017
Jackie Chan makes you tear up within the first few moments of the film, with great camera work holding or pushing in slowly on him as he gives an extremely powerful and emotional performance throughout the film. It was incredible, Jackie is so underrated as an actor, he's not just a funny action star!
The direction from Martin Campbell is great, which was expected as he directed 2 of the best Bond films in the Bond franchise, GoldenEye and Casino Royale.
The script was really good for a very "Taken" been there done that type of plot but with a political agenda plot with it, it was well done and executed really well with help from the direction and cast.
There was some fantastic action sequences, though edited with a ton of quick cuts like most action films, the editing and action was good.
The creative cinematography was great.
Color tones of the film, added to the dreary sad tone and plot of the film as well.
Pierce Brosnan was another highlight, very good in his role as the Irishman/ex-IRA.
Another plus was the score which had an interesting and unique sound to it.
Overall this film deserves more love, It's NOT your typical bland OK actioner, it has a great lead and a lot of really good performances, great direction, good action, good editing, etc. Very strong film.
This review of The Foreigner (2017) was written by Austin B on 14 Oct 2017.
The Foreigner has generally received positive reviews.
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