Review of The Gunman (2015) by Thegodfatherson — 21 Mar 2015
Sean Penn's grumpy, irritated spy in The Gunman, is by far his most pathetic role yet. After all, Director Pierre Morel takes the helm of this "spy clearing his name", seen-it-all-before action thriller.
With a great cast, including- Idris Elba, Ray Winstone and Javier Bardem, how could it be THIS bad? Turns out, the lazy writing, tiring plot and so-so characters made the film unbearable if it went on for another hour.
But there is a heavy amount of bloody, gleeful and slick action to behold, also it's a well shot movie as well. Javier Bardem's nerdy looking villian doesn't hold up the movie until it's rushed final minutes.
Overall, The Gunman is a well shot, but tiring film, that really knows how to fire than entertain.
This review of The Gunman (2015) was written by Thegodfatherson on 21 Mar 2015.
The Gunman has generally received mixed reviews.
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