Braven (2018)
A logger defends his family from a group of dangerous drug runners.
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Best movie of this year hands down!
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My wife wanted to watch this because she's a Jason Mamoa fan. I watched because I'm a fan of my wife. Both my wife and I were not disappointed.Mamoa is Joe Braven, a logging employee who wants to spend some time in his log cabin with his dementia-suffering father (Stephen Lang). Unfortunately, one of his buddies has stashed a large quantity of drugs he's smuggling in the cabin and the owners of the drugs come looking for it. This leads to a standoff between Braven, his dad, his daughter, and the drug dealers.There is not a lot of new ground covered here. Still, the action is tense, the characters are appealing, and the plot never lets up. Mamoa has a certain screen presence that women adore and men admire. He's both hulking and sensitive at the same time, quite a feat. I enjoyed the movie, even though many of the characters do stuff that only dumb movie characters do.Still, the movie has it charm. Its worth a look.
I didn't like it at first. Got a lot better though, once the action started. Camera work didn't make it look very real. Momoa did a a great job, once the action started.
Here's The Lowedown on "Braven" (R - 2018 - Canada)...We need to talk.Genre: Action/Gun My Score: 5.9Cast=5 Acting=5 Plot=4 Ending=7 Story=5 Violent=8 Pace=5 F/X=7 Gun=6 Fights=7Joe Braven is a family man trying to provide for his wife, son, and ailing father. When a sociopathic drug lord threatens this, he does what he must to protect them."First time your old man asked for my help with anything." I like Jason Mamoa and I enjoyed the action in this. The plot was very thin and there were some holes in the story...I wanted more depth in the characters (especially the wife) All in all, I can't give it much more than a meh. If you want some mindless action in the snow...this might be worth your time.
Not bad, not great. Worth a watch when there's nothing else to watch