Monday, July 25, 2022
The Gray Man
In 2003, Fitzroy (Billy Bob Thornton) of the CIA arranges for a young prisoner’s release from custody & to be enrolled into to the covert Sierra program. Jump to present day, this felon becomes an untraceable assassin known as Six (Ryan Gosling). When his latest mission doesn’t go as plan, the CIA enlists Lloyd (Chris Evans) to eliminate Six & retrieve any vital intel. Gosling plays the cool & calm Timex watch hero who “takes a beating but keeps on ticking”. Chris Evans relishes his sadistically evil role as the slimy villain with the douchie mustache. The dialogue is peppered with witty repartee. The Russo brothers brings it with lots of crazy wild action & stunts. If you like spy thrillers with non-stop, over-the-top excitement through shoot ‘em ups, blow ‘em ups, & knock down beat ‘em up brawls, check out this guilty pleasure fun time.
Alien gives it 3½ “pacemaker” stars out of 4.
