I was REALLY looking forward to this film as Fincher is 2nd favorite director behind Michael Mann, as I am sucker for detail, slow-burning, noir-themed films and just fan of their style; however, this one falls quite flat. I would even go as far as to say this is his worst film since film since Alien 3.
My issues:
1. The plot is way too cliche and predictable. Nothing to spoil hear as the plot of the movie is written in its description and there's nothing more than that (e.g., Bourne series, Wick series). In fact, the movie "Kate" has the exact same plot and is vastly more entertaining albeit with a bit more campiness.
2. Hardly any dialogue between characters, in fact it's really just Fassbender and what seems to be NPCs in a video game. This leads to mostly in internal monologue hearing him repeat himself throughout the film.
Despite these two major flaws, there are some redeeming moments. One the fight seens is one the best I have seen since John Wick 1, which left me salvating for more...but there was actually less unfortunately. Also, even though Fassbender is not given much length here, he is quite convincing as an assassin. Actually, I would be somewhat interested in a sequel or two as the film ends somewhat vaguely.
My issues:
1. The plot is way too cliche and predictable. Nothing to spoil hear as the plot of the movie is written in its description and there's nothing more than that (e.g., Bourne series, Wick series). In fact, the movie "Kate" has the exact same plot and is vastly more entertaining albeit with a bit more campiness.
2. Hardly any dialogue between characters, in fact it's really just Fassbender and what seems to be NPCs in a video game. This leads to mostly in internal monologue hearing him repeat himself throughout the film.
Despite these two major flaws, there are some redeeming moments. One the fight seens is one the best I have seen since John Wick 1, which left me salvating for more...but there was actually less unfortunately. Also, even though Fassbender is not given much length here, he is quite convincing as an assassin. Actually, I would be somewhat interested in a sequel or two as the film ends somewhat vaguely.