- Posted by Rusty
Not sure what to think of this one yet. The trailer (see it below) shows us the basic premise: Gerard Butler’s a vengeful criminal (for a righteous cause, though—Butler can’t play that bad of a guy…) who matches wits and explosions with Jamie Foxx’s maybe-crooked agent. I love a good cat-and-mouse game, and Jamie Foxx (an actor I really respect, if not necessarily like outside of his films) is always solid. Plus, this looks to be some of Butler’s best acting since the little-seen “Dear Frankie”.
Then again, it’s directed by F. Gary Gray, who gave us one good movie a few years back (the "Italian Job” remake), and none since (“Be Cool,” “A Man Apart”). The cast is fine, but the movie (and perhaps the script) doesn’t strike me as that interesting or appealing, at least judging by the trailer. It looks potentially like good actors stuck in a run-of-the-mill story. Maybe it’s a bad representation and another trailer will change my mind. Could be…but, for now, I'm kind of on the fence about it. See what you make of it. This one comes out October 16th.
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