Audiences will still likely see every punch coming from a mile away, but what's remarkable is how the movie lands them all: It's an invigorating
piece of nostalgia that fuels a bigger adrenaline rush with its climax than any big -
budget blockbuster could provide.
This high -
budget (supposedly $ 135 million) summer -
blockbuster escapist film is dull formulaic fare that has a questionable history premise, a star who does not light up the screen with charisma (Matthew McConaughey), a foreign - born female lead (Penélope Cruz) as eye candy who struggles with the English language to a point where it's an unwelcome distraction, and a tiresome and silly plot line to fill in the gaps while the adventurers are involved in their all too familiar set action
pieces.