Gudegast, making his feature directing debut after writing «A Man Apart» and «London Has Fallen,» seems to understand just enough about that element of Mann's film to recreate some of its conflicts — both in
terms of crime
scenarios and the characters» civilian lives — but lacks the discipline, or maybe skill, to
lend them real emotional weight, much less originality.
The worst case
scenarios played out in
terms of a hostile leasing environment, a dormant investment sales market, challenging
lending conditions and troubled retailers...