Not exact matches
Every little move he makes is a big
deal, as opposed to most
movies today, where guys are putting
arms around girls all over the place.
While the
movie delivers some interesting insight into the world of
arms dealing and even takes a few jabs at the Bush administration, it's never as effective as the films that it's clearly aping.
The best one can usually hope for from a Marvel
movie heavy are fun or interesting qualities: the sardonic humor of Tom Hiddleston's Loki or Sam Rockwell's Justin Hammer; the one - scene menace of Michael Keaton's
arms -
dealing Vulture; the Machiavellian scheming of Daniel Brühl's Zemo.
His new film, Free Fire, is built around a premise that is simultaneously old school and high concept: two groups of criminals in 1970s Boston arrange an
arms deal in an old warehouse, things go south, guns are drawn... and they proceed to engage in a gun battle that plays out over the course of the entire
movie, mostly in real time.
While the
movie delivers some interesting insight into the world of
arms dealing and even takes a few jabs at the Bush administration along the way, it's never as effective as the films it's obviously aping.
Many applaud its «clever» take on the insanity of the
arms race, but I think the
movie lacks a great
deal of incisive commentary.
Heavily influenced by anime and Hollywood
movies, the audience is taken on a ride
dealing with mechs, vampires, fat men on roller scares, a possessed
arm, and long speeches about the dangers of nuclear proliferation.