Stars: 4/5 ⭐️So, I understand why critics gave this like a fifty while the audience gave it a 90, and they're both right for giving the scores because although The Gray Man is a great action flick, the emotional bits kinda get lost in the shuffle. But let me fully explain the movie, it's about Six, played by Ryan Gosling, who's hunted down by the CIA, specifically, this guy Denny Carmichael, played by Regé-Jean Page, and this sociopathic assassin Lloyd Hansen, played by Chris Evans, as they try to retrieve data that Six got that would expose Denny as a corrupt man. And so, Lloyd is kinda the most dangerous man in the game, because he has no morals or ethics, or anything, he does what he wants, when he wants, and he doesn't care if it hurts people, to the point that it seems like he enjoys it when it does hurt other people. So, as Six is getting hunted down, he teams up with Dani Miranda, played by Ana de Armas, who's his handler, whom neither of them has met prior, but they team up because Lloyd kidnaps Donald Fitzroy, played by Billy Bob Thornton, and his niece, Claire, played by Julia Butters, and tortures them to find out where Six is since Donald and Six have a father-son type of relationship, that's actually healthy, as we learn that Six killed his dad when he was young because his dad would abuse him and his brother, and Donald was kind, and caring, and gave Six a purpose. So, now Six and Dani are going to save and retrieve Claire and Donald, while Lloyd is going in guns blazing to murder him. Now, that seems very basic, and yes, the premise is, but the execution of the action sequences, combined with having a sleuth of stellar actors made this a fun watch. All the action scenes were turned up to a ten, where yes there were quick cuts throughout the movie, but also sometimes that would be because a lot was happening in a scene, for example when Six has to fight a group of men in a crashing airplane, so, yeah, crazy. However, when you peel back the layers to get to the emotional side, there isn't much there, and I think it's just because they didn't have enough time. There are 464 pages in the book that the movie is based on, and I would hope they go into more detail about Six's past because we only get two scenes kinda dissecting his past. One where it's like maybe 15 minutes of Six and Claire, where Six takes care of her while Donald goes on a mission, and the other being right when Six is almost about to die, we see how his dad would abuse him. However, for a man who has really no family, no home, not even a real name, you would think there is much more going on under the surface, however, that's thrown aside for flashy action sequences, which I will say are shot beautifully. The lighting and the cinematography are great, where the camera will literally weave throughout a scene, where it's like a targeting missile getting to whomever it needs to focus on, with the lighting making the cinematography even more cinematic. So, the Gray Man isn't a terrible film, in fact, I thoroughly enjoyed the film, it's just that there won't be that much emotion discussed throughout the movie, but I don't think anyone was going into this movie expecting or even wanting that.
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