Outside the Wire

POSITIVES…

  • Premise for this war movie isn't anything new, but if it's what you were looking for, then here it is. 

  • Anthony Mackie is expectedly good at playing the strong action star with that bit of sense of humor. 

  • Damson Idris is solid playing a character who is kinda a pain in the ass, but as the audience. surrogate he will eventually learn a valuable lesson.

  • Action sequences involving Mackie are entertaining to watch. 

  • It's always nice to see a solid supporting cast, like Michael Kelly, Emily Beecham, Enzo Cilenti, Pilou Asbæk, and Kristina Tonteri-Young.  

  • Themes and lessons aren't exactly new, but they are still worth repeating. 

  • Who doesn't like seeing robots in these kinds of movies.

NEGATIVES…

  • If you somehow can't figure out the themes and lessons of this movie, it makes sure to hit you over the head with them constantly. 

  • Expect the usual plot tropes and conveniences. 

  • Really could have been a shorter movie than it is. 

  • So many sequences really pushes the limits of your suspension of disbelief. 

  • The character of Harp is supposed to be our audience surrogate right? Butt can we put that to a vote?

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Outside the Wire - watch it on NETFLIX