It is a simple movie. There is some good action, and in some scenes even awesome action. Especially towards the end are some quite long shootouts without cuts delivering a very intense entertainment.
And of course the movie is filled with cheese one-liners and US propaganda. Thats OK, nobody expected anything else. However the movie takes itself too serious. Of course the story is stupid, of course the acting isn't the best. That is OK, its mindless, popcorn action cinema. But the creators of this movie actually seem to think they have the duty to deliver a message. They seem to actually believe this movie needs to tell a story...they couldn't be further away from the truth.
The story this movie tells is simple: The US kill hundreds of innocent people, barkeepers, waiters, cooks, women and children. They are the good guys.
The bad guys survive and kill hundreds of innocent people as revenge. They are purely evil.
The bad guys escape, and the US kills hundreds of innocent people as revenge. They are still the good guys.
Who believes that s***? Why even bother telling a story? The bad guys don't need a backstory. Delete all scenes before and after London and you have an awesome popcorn action movie. The scenes before and after London are a punch into the face of every human with an intelligence level of a brick or higher.
And of course the movie is filled with cheese one-liners and US propaganda. Thats OK, nobody expected anything else. However the movie takes itself too serious. Of course the story is stupid, of course the acting isn't the best. That is OK, its mindless, popcorn action cinema. But the creators of this movie actually seem to think they have the duty to deliver a message. They seem to actually believe this movie needs to tell a story...they couldn't be further away from the truth.
The story this movie tells is simple: The US kill hundreds of innocent people, barkeepers, waiters, cooks, women and children. They are the good guys.
The bad guys survive and kill hundreds of innocent people as revenge. They are purely evil.
The bad guys escape, and the US kills hundreds of innocent people as revenge. They are still the good guys.
Who believes that s***? Why even bother telling a story? The bad guys don't need a backstory. Delete all scenes before and after London and you have an awesome popcorn action movie. The scenes before and after London are a punch into the face of every human with an intelligence level of a brick or higher.