Review of The Secret Scripture (2017) by Nicklikesmovies — 03 Mar 2016

Michael Bay has actually made a fairly decent, coherent film?!?!?! Wow.

While it is way too long and features very bland characters, there are some very intense and compelling action scenes. The story itself is incredibly interesting and Bay is much less abrasive than I expected, by not mentioning Hillary Clinton or any politics involved. The writing and dialogue is awful, as expected, and the performances aren't that good. John Krasinski, James Badge Dale, and Pablo Schreiber are easily the best in the cast and shine in a slew of amateur, weak actors. Of course, there are explosions everywhere and while most of them are the same, basic Bay explosions, he does use some new, inventive tricks (i.e. the mortar tracking shot).

Congrats Michael Bay on making a decent, forgettable film rather than an excruciating, terrible one.