The Foreigner (2017)
Quan is a humble London businessman whose long-buried past erupts in a revenge-fueled vendetta when the only person left for him to love – his teenage daughter – dies in an Irish Republican Army car bombing. His relentless search to find the terrorists leads to a cat-and-mouse conflict with a British government official whose own past may hold the clues to the identities of the elusive killers.
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Although I seem to have had higher expectations than I thought, the movie is super entertaining.
Yes, absolutely, there is fun to be had, as well as many, many things to go boom, all amid an atmospheric urban jungle.
Through painfully honest and emotional moments, the movie becomes irresistibly relatable
After Jackie Chan's daughter is killed by the so called 'authentic IRA' he sets out to track down her killer, by coercing ex IRA member and now deputy minister Pierce Brosnan to find out who did it. 2 stories essentially run in parallel here, Chan's revenge which gives us most of the standard, albeit well paced action and Brosnan working to find the killers whilst his past catches up with himNot surprisingly given Martin Campbell is at the helm this hangs together well particularly the political elements and a fine star performance from Brosnan - seeing an older more subdued turn from Chan is also interesting
From the off line romances to the political power games, this is film is jame packed with action and acting. Strong cast with a good story line and a positive and happy ending for main character. You felt the characters Pain and the reason to set out for vengeance. With Father Time on him, he was still able to beat all odds and be at home with a thought of an end Couldn't see any faults and no reason to alter or add. Held back on this for months and once the slow start kicked off it was a film Netflix got right. Another successful original by them
I was worried that this was going to be either an out of its comfort zone martial arts movie or an awkward political drama with misplaced action scenes wedged in but instead we got a fantastic and quite heartbreaking revenge drama featuring two very strong lead performances and realistic action set pieces stripped of any gloss. Highly recommend.
'The Foreigner' is quite formulaic action revenge thriller that doesn't offer much new or fresh, but still somehow manages to stay away from the path of dull clichés. Dedicated and masterful performances by its two leads, Jackie Chan and Pierce Brosnan, who both are little bit in a different water than most of us are used to see them. For me (I think I'm not the only one), the two actors were the only reason I watched that film, and I felt not a second of time wasted. It was nice breath of fresh air to see Jackie Chan's darker, and more serious side. Also, it seemed that writer had put some effort into plotting the 'cloak and dagger' situation between government officials with hazing the clear borders between good and evil.Above average recent action piece that is enlivened by great performances.