Movie Title: The Foreigner
Grade: B+
Rating: R, 1 hour 54 minutes
In a Nutshell: Americans love movies. And Jackie Chan. We love watching him perform incredible stunts and fight sequences, mixed with humor and fun. This isn’t that kind of movie.
I was surprised at how much of a political thriller this movie was and how good of a dramatic actor Jackie Chan is. It’s impressive how he can create such a relatable “every man” character while still having almost superhuman fighting skills.
I was surprised at how much of a political thriller this movie was and how good of a dramatic actor Jackie Chan is. It’s impressive how he can create such a relatable “every man” character while still having almost superhuman fighting skills.
The movie is based on The Foreigner: previously published as The Chinaman
Uplifting theme:
- Revenge.
- Family.
- “Never push a good man too far.”
Things I liked:
- If you loved the first Rambo movie Rambo: First Blood
where he hides and kills people in sneaky ways, you’ll get a kick out of some of the things Jackie Chan’s character does in this flick. It also has a Liam Neeson Taken
movie feel to it, as Jackie Chan’s character is completely driven by the love he has for his daughter.
- Pierce Brosnan does an excellent job playing a complex character. His Irish accent sounds pretty authentic too.
Things I didn’t like:
- I expected more humor, since it’s a Jackie Chan movie, but this movie was very much a drama.
- The mixture of Jackie Chan action and political thriller created an uneven film. Surprisingly, he’s not in as much of the movie as you would think he would be.
- This has nothing to do with the 2003 Steven Seagal movie called The Foreigner
. It seems like they should have selected a different name for the movie.
Tips for parents:
- Bloody car bomb and lots of explosions. LOTS of bombs.
- Lots of death and dead bodies.
- Lots of violence. Um….it’s a Jackie Chan movie!
- Profanity, including some F-bombs.
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