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The Gray Man (2022)
Enjoyable mindless action
I would really give this more of a 6.5 but I enjoyed it.
I'm not sure what everyone here that gave it a 1 is so upset about. It was a fast paced action movie. The dialogue was witty enough. I liked Evan's and Goslings back and forth.
Is it a relatively forgettable action flick? Sure. But I enjoyed the two hours I spent watching it. If you're looking for some deep life affirming flick or some deeply routed and brilliant cinema, don't be surprised if what you get instead is a few hours of over the top, unrealistic, but ultimately entertaining action.
Perfect movie for a relaxed evening when you have nothing else to do, a flight, or a long drive. Assuming you like mindless action movies as entertainment. If that's not what you're looking for then go watch something else...
Super Crooks (2021)
Decent thoughts, poor execution
I just do not understand this kind of writing. There were some legitimately good ideas in here. There were some good scenes, but the pacing and several key writing decisions brought it from like an 8 to a 5.5-6.
It was about 2-3 episodes too long with some really really stupid "twists" thrown in towards the back half which were completely unnecessary from a writing perspective. Like when they're story boarding this, or looking at what makes a cohesive story, who says, yeah let's add in two episodes worth of absolute idiot plot decision making on behalf of the cast. The craziest part to me is the story would have flowed perfectly without it and everything could have been wrapped up with a neat little bow.