A new movie with Liam
Neeson who is going to run all night, sure, can't be worse than Taken
3.
An aged hitman for the mob
must save his estranged son from the mob he works for when the
estranged son sees something he shouldn't.
Liam Neeson(known for his
work on Taken, Schindler's List, Batman Begins) plays our hitman
Jimmy Conlon. You can say he's kinda like the other characters Liam
has played lately, the old man who can kill you with one arm. This
also means that he hasn't much of an arc since he already know how to
kill and so on. He does have some nice moments with both his son and
his old boss that shows us who he really is. He just want his son to
be alright which is something a lot of people can releate too. With
all that said i must admit that Liam is really good in these kind of
roles. You really feel like he can do all the things his character
does. Without Liam in this role i believe that the character would
not have worked very well. He's trying to help his son Mike
Conlon(played by Joel Kinnaman who is known for his work on Safe
House, RoboCop, The Killing(TV-Series)) who saw a murder committed by
the mobs boss son which in turn means that the mob is coming for him.
I really like the character of Mike. He doesn't have contact with his
father anymore but when the mob comes for him his father steps up to
help him. The scenes between Jimmy and Mike are really good. You get
the sense that they are actually father and son. Joel plays the part
as the son perfectly. You also want him to survive. The movie gives
you a lot of reasons to want him to survive. He helps kids without
fathers and he has a family and kids and a kid on the way. It sounds
like that's a little much but its actually not, it works very well.
The mob boss Shawn Maguire(played by Ed Harris who are known for his
work on The Abyss, The Rock, A History of Violence) is what he sounds
like. He's a mob boss through and through. As earlier mentioned he
has some great moments with Jimmy but he's like what you think of
when you hear the words mob boss. This is another character that is
saved by the actor playing him. Without Ed playing this character he
would most likely be very forgettable. They also have some great
actors in the supporting roles like Common(known for his work on
Wanted, Terminator Salvation, Smokin' Aces), Bruce McGill(known for
his work on Law Abiding Citizen, Collateral, MacGyver(TV-Series)) and
Vincent D'Onofrio(known for his work on Full Metal Jacket, Men In
Black, Daredevil(Netflix-Series)).
The story of the movie is
not a new thing. Jimmy needs to help his son survive when the mob
comes for him. There are elements of some forced exposition but
nothing that makes the movie bad. For me its the relationship between
Jimmy and Mike that saves this movie for me. Jimmy even tries to keep
his son from killing anyone. He doesn't want that for his son at just
that little thing does wonders for the chemistry between the two. The
one think i really dislike is that they show a part for later in the
movie in the start. Some movie can do this without problems but they
are very few. There are no reason in this one too do that. Now i know
something that's going to happen later in the movie and are more or
less just waiting for that. Everything else about this movie is good
enough. The acting is good, the action is good, the story is ok.
Having said all that i must say that this is not a movie for anyone,
its for the action fan or the Neeson fan. Its not enough here to keep
people without the special interest for action entertained. Liam
Neeson looks great in this one, a lot better than in Taken 3. I don't
know if its because of the editing or just that Liam was more
interested in this project but it works very well. Joel Kinnaman
shows that he really can act. I believe that he has a huge future in
front of himself in Hollywood. With a runtime of 114 minutes it's a
little long but nothing to get a fuzzy about. The climax is worth the
wait anyway.
The movie is good enough
to watch if you haven't got anything else to watch or are looking for
just a movie to put on. I would recommend to watch it though if you
are a fan of actionfilms or a huge Liam Neeson fan. It has it's
problems but it works regardless. Good movie, intense action, great
fun.
TL;DR
Good movie, great fun,
intense action. Liam Neeson and Joel Kinnaman are great in their
roles. Great chemistry between actors. Recommended for actionfans.
Runtime of 114 minutes.
My question for you:
What is you favorite Joel Kinnaman role?
What franchise would you like to see Liam Neeson in?
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