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The Foreigner (2017)
By: Chiprocks1 Date: February 8, 2018, 8:30 pm
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[center]The Foreigner (2017)
3 Stars out of 5
Trailer
HTML https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LmImJ6ZUiqE
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The Foreigner was pushed as a new kind of Jackie Chan
film...something you've never seen from him before and in that
regard it is different and certainly a step up in the right
direction. I've been a HUGE Chan Fan for years, but the last
handful of his movies just weren't all that good. He was being
shoe-horned into something he has never been....family friendly.
The only thing I can think of that was good in the last 15 years
was The Karate Kid Reboot. But I'm getting off track here. So,
this is billed as a new Chan and from the Trailer, it reinforces
that. We are getting a grizzyly old man avenging the loss of his
daughter. In a way, the closest I can compare this to another
would be Death Wish. With that said, this was a decent
flick....just not anywhere near what I thought I would get here.
Even though Martin Campbell does a good job directing, the
pacing was off at times. Jackie's character drops out of sight
for long stretches at times which just felt odd. This too isn't
anywhere near his best films either. Last and certainly not
least is Pierce Brosnan playing the Big Bad. Overall, as I said,
decent flick. Worth a Rent at best.
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