Written by James M. Tate / 10/13/2017 / No comments / 2017 , action , jackie chan , karate , new , pierce bronsan
JACKIE CHAN & PIERCE BROSNAN IN THE FOREIGNER
A Reservoir Doggy Style Poster for Foreigner Year: 2017 |
Those are during the surprisingly few scenes centering on the film's lead, Jackie Chan, looking like a tired, somber, swollen Panda Bear, perfectly fitting the overall mood after his daughter's death from a possible IRA-backed terrorist attack on a London street. Nothing but a blank expression and mostly dead silence makes up for the kind of tireless melodrama usually needed to ignite a high-octane "They'll Get Theirs" action flick, but... here's a double-edged warning for RUMBLE IN THE BRONX (etc.) fans...
Score: **** |
The real star, in a technical sense, is Pierce Brosnan as a former extremely important member of the IRA who now works as a comfortable, safe-seat ambassador to stop the familiar brand of literally explosive terrorism that's crept up again: Cutting back from his desperate, hunted pawn to Chan's sneaky, resilient phantom serves the story more like bookends than your typical testosterone-driven mono-e-mono fare — all others involved in-between are caught up in what one person started, and it may not be who you think.
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