GENRE:
Action Thriller
RATING:
PG-13 for strong violence and some language
RUNTIME:
1 hour and 59 minutes
PLATFORM:
Netflix
STARRING:
Taron Egerton (Kingsmen, Tetris,
Rocketman, Black Bird)
Jason
Bateman (Ozark, Game Night); Sofia
Carson (Purple Hearts)
DIRECTOR:
Jaume Collet-Serra (Jungle Cruise, Black
Adam)
WRITER:
TJ Fixman (Ratchet & Clank)
PLOT:
A terrorist threatens a TSA agent to let a dangerous package on a plane on
Christmas Eve.
FULL DISCLOSURE: Had low expectation.
STORY STUFF: I had heard that people were comparing this film to Die Hard or at least Die Hard 2. The fact that it takes place at an airport is as far as it goes. There is a lot of time focused on Ethan, the TSA agent, just following the instructions of Bateman’s Traveler. The action kicks in during the last quarter of the film. Most of the airport and airplane security was pretty laughable. No one in the baggage conveyer section? Where is the air marshal on that flight? Lots of empty places in this airport considering it is busy Christmas Eve. Even if you plugged all the plot holes, the thriller is just a couple notches above tepid. This is no Die Hard.
ACTING STUFF: I enjoyed the calmness of Bateman’s baddie; his plan seemed pretty well executed. Egerton’s TSA agent gave a lot of concerned looks but I didn’t find him very captivating. I liked Theo Rossi (The Penguin) as the guy in the van but he was a little too happy hunting down a target.
ARTISTIC STUFF: Not much to say. There is a fast driving scene with a lot of extremely fake CG action happening outside the windshield. Pretty funny.
VERDICT:
Two stars out of five
SEE IT IF:
You want a breezy Christmas film on Netflix.
UPCOMING REVIEW: September 5, A Complete Unknown
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