As mercurial and suave as ever, Pierce Brosnan sails through this movie with all his old charm from his heydays, although slightly stiffer in the joints here and there. He still has it all - the charm, the calm, the cool and the comedy. The Bond in him will never die and the allure of his secret service persona is what drives his audience for more
What a nice surprise to see Deadpool's wife in such a convincing role here as Marcie the taxidermist. Great to see Morena Baccarin's calming effect on the storyline and keeping some suspense on the griller. The two leads balanced and played off one another superbly in this movie
As for the rest, it is the normal action packed killing-off-the-baddies, but done in a professional Bond way... not the gory mass demolition of gangsters we sometimes see. Also with a good dash of humor, which drowns out any possible unwanted gore, but the little gore that is there is mostly a chuckle and a grin
As for getting on, Pierce Brosnan as the senior lead in the movie somehow bows to a 100-year old James Caan in his last movie before his death, which was a bit strange...... Charlie's presence in the movie is strong enough to draw the audience into a dominant and commanding lead.... not needing a superseding role. RIP Mr Caan
On another note : WHY can producers and directors not leave (foreign) actors to be themselves. Naturally. If you want someone to have an accent like the Deep South, then get an actor from there. You cannot take a (British) actor and make the sound like a Boloxian! It is terrible. The worst one I think was Daniel Craig as a Texan in Knives Out. THAT was bad
Back to Charlie : fun, light hearted, pacey and entertaining. Good action with a surreptitious streak, some tongue-in-cheek chuckles and good for an evening's watch. Can pass for a 7/10 without the nostalgia.
What a nice surprise to see Deadpool's wife in such a convincing role here as Marcie the taxidermist. Great to see Morena Baccarin's calming effect on the storyline and keeping some suspense on the griller. The two leads balanced and played off one another superbly in this movie
As for the rest, it is the normal action packed killing-off-the-baddies, but done in a professional Bond way... not the gory mass demolition of gangsters we sometimes see. Also with a good dash of humor, which drowns out any possible unwanted gore, but the little gore that is there is mostly a chuckle and a grin
As for getting on, Pierce Brosnan as the senior lead in the movie somehow bows to a 100-year old James Caan in his last movie before his death, which was a bit strange...... Charlie's presence in the movie is strong enough to draw the audience into a dominant and commanding lead.... not needing a superseding role. RIP Mr Caan
On another note : WHY can producers and directors not leave (foreign) actors to be themselves. Naturally. If you want someone to have an accent like the Deep South, then get an actor from there. You cannot take a (British) actor and make the sound like a Boloxian! It is terrible. The worst one I think was Daniel Craig as a Texan in Knives Out. THAT was bad
Back to Charlie : fun, light hearted, pacey and entertaining. Good action with a surreptitious streak, some tongue-in-cheek chuckles and good for an evening's watch. Can pass for a 7/10 without the nostalgia.