POSITIVES…
Premise and plot has that comfortable feel of a 1990s cult action flick, that is clearly not technically great, but likeable enough to not be hateable.
There’s an action sequence during the first half of the movie that involves a lot of flour, that visually looked really cool.
There’s a chase sequence that I thought was very entertaining to watch.
There’s an elevator action sequence that was quite enjoyable.
Lamorne Morris as Wilfred Wigans is a lot of fun, and steals every scene he is in.
Shout out to Siddharth Dhananjay as Eric, you’re fun in this too.
I wouldn’t mind seeing a sequel, and that in itself means this movie did something right for me to warrant that idea.
NEGATIVES…
It’s as cliche, derivative, and predictable, as you expect it to be for a somewhat grittier comic book action flick.
Expect plot conveniences to happen, just for the convenience of making things as uncomplicated as it can be. Wouldn’t want believable and realistic situations to get in the way of the story…
There’s a lack of satisfying character development throughout; that includes Bloodshot himself, and relies a lot on familiar archetypes to do the heavy lifting in making you feel anything at all for these people.
Speaking of archetypes, can Sam Heughan’s character be more transparently dislikeable? Where’s the subtlety?
I don’t know if it’s done the same in the comic book original, but there’s a very very contrived plot point that seemed completely unnecessary. I just had to shake my head when the movie tries to explain away why they had to do it the way they did.
It might be a little thing… maybe… but I don’t believe the movie even once used the name “Bloodshot,” which seems odd considering the title…
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