The Grey Man (Netflix)
Electronic billboards in New York City displayed ads for the
latest Netflix action/thriller movie, “The Grey Man.” After viewing the action movie,
Netflix could be accused of false advertising. What an utter waste of talent.
The cast includes Ryan Gosling, Chris Evans, Billy Bob Thornton, Ana de Armos,
Rege-Jean Page, Alfe Woodard and others. To add insult to injury the film was
directed and written by the Russo brothers who grossed more than $2.8b in worldwide
box office from such films as “Captain America” and “Avengers: Endgame”. Their Midas
touch fell short here.
The simple story is an excuse for mayhem including car
crashes, a deluge of gun fire and uninspired dialogue. Chris Evans is a caricature
of a bad guy with a thin mustache and snappy retorts. He tortures Billy Bob Thornton
with a pair pliers ; how prosaic. He could have found more inspired instruments
of torture on Amazon. The film is a dizzying travelogue jumping from on city to
another. The film has flash backs and forward flashes. Flash backs should be
used like salt in a stew, sparingly. The back story of Gosling’s character Sierra
Six, a CIA black ops assassin, was shown towards the end of the film. It would
have been better towards the beginning to humanize his character. The most eye
catching element of the film is how buffed Gosling was. It almost looked fake,
like using CG to put Gosling’s head on top of a body builder.
Making this film for $200m does not help Netflix’s current financial
problems or subscription issues.
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