Review of The Gunman (2015) by Maxpayneisgod — 29 Aug 2018
Almost lost for words but not quite. I heard this movie was trash and thought I'd like to see for myself.
The Gunman gets literally EVERYTHING wrong.
A garbage story with a try-hard spin wanting to be meaningful and relevant but fell short on both fronts.
Penn, ever the Social Justice Warrior, playing against his type as an action hero is just not believable in the role of an assassin. Its a role which have been just as easily portrayed by Dolph Lundgren or even Stephen Segal (circa 1993) or even a straight to DVD Statham vehicle. Bardem is suitably creepy, but brings nothing new or unique to the role, he's just doing Skyfall crossed with The Counselor.
Elba, will be grateful his immense talent was not besmirched by more screentime in this horrible film.
Overall a completely flawed movie which is utterly forgettable and really shouldn't exist.
2 out of 10 for Bardem's sleezyness, Elba's luck for having a small role, and Penn for getting as shredded as he was for his age.
This review of The Gunman (2015) was written by Maxpayneisgod on 29 Aug 2018.
The Gunman has generally received mixed reviews.
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