Action heroes +
Jason Statham +
Russian villains +
Runtime not exceeding 2 hours
= The perfect movie for my dad.

A sequel that in many ways does more with itself than its predecessor, delivering really fun banter between Ben Affleck and Jon Berthnal in addition to still being as elegantly directed and crafted. I felt that the first film spent a bit too much time focusing on establishing its lead character and universe and didn't focus on the actual story all that much, and this film corrects that with putting Wolff on an actual adventure for him to go through…
This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.
Yep I too needed to search an explanation online as to how all of the Gordy stuff fits into the overall plot of the movie. Regardless this film was really solid! From the very beginning you can tell Jordan Peele puts his all into the direction and craft of the film. He clearly cares and believes in the story and message of this, something that was also great about Get Out.
But this is also a much more pleasingly ambitious…
I this film wowing me when I first watched it back in 2023, and it's still really enjoyable now. The premise might be cliched for some but it manages to still play out really cool and the surrounding mystery is consistently interesting. Brian de Palma directs really well with the diverse kinds of camera shots he does to show different aspects of the plot through specific angles; this is a type of visual decision that most of the later…