Despite its literary origins, the film feels a bit like a writer tossed a few darts at a board labeled
with aging action stars and various terrorist groups and just decided to make it work.
Not exact matches
French director Pierre Morel more or less started the «
aging action star» trend
with Taken, and now he's giving Sean Penn the «Neeson» treatment
with The Gunman, an international
action thriller that unfortunately won't be Penn's springboard into genre superstardom because frankly, the movie's sort of a bummer.
In the post-movie
star age, (Cruise) is,
with apologies to a certain Austrian bodybuilder whose drawing power is all but terminated, the last
action hero
Rango
Starring the voice talent of Johnny Depp, Isla Fisher and Ned Beatty Directed by Gore Verbinski (Pirates of the Caribbean) Rated PG for rude humor, language,
action and smoking Appropriate for
ages 8 + When an eccentric pet chameleon separates from his owner and finds himself stranded in the desert, he winds up in the town of Dirt, a rundown Wild West outpost
with a water shortage and no sheriff.
Edition • Easter Chipmunk Alvin and the Chipmunks Go to the Movies:
Star Wreck • Daytona Jones and the Pearl of Wisdom • Funny, We Shrunk the Adults New to Blu - ray: Hop • The Muppets • Jack and Jill • Hugo • Puss in Boots • Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol • Clueless • A Night to Remember Live -
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After Liam Neeson launched himself as an
action star at
age 56
with «Taken» (2008), middle -
aged actors are showing up in cinemas to prove that they can take it too.
As long as there are
aging but still imposing
action stars for him to throw down
with, Stallone is ready to lock and load
with the best of them, including franchise newcomers Harrison Ford, Wesley Snipes and Antonio Banderas.
This vigilante justice story — standard fare for the
aging action star — could have signaled a new turn in Chan's career, but he has to share this movie
with Brosnan's far more fascinating plot about dynasties of terrorism.
Just like the
ageing stars themselves, this is solid
action fare
with saggy bits, but there's enough ass - kicking, Molotov cocktail - throwing and gunfire to keep their erstwhile fans amused, and the screenplay cleverly knits the old traditions of Shaft together
with Boyz»n' the Hood social commentary.
In an
age of statuesque
action stars and football wives, Adams was Rita Hayworth's playfulness and vigour mixed
with Audrey Hepburn's innocence and shyness — think The Nun's Story, Roman Holiday or Sabrina.
The
star, who has died suddenly
aged 61, shone brightest in his characterful collaborations
with Billy Bob Thornton, but he also made a sturdy
action hero in the likes of Twister
With a fusion of great
action gameplay and impeccable voice acting and acting alike, from great
stars like Aiden Gillen (Game of Thrones) and Dominic Monaghan (Lord of the Rings Trilogy), Quantum Break is a story for the
ages and an experience worth every minute.
Middle -
aged Star Wars fans looking to relive their childhood will soon be able to do so
with the launch of a new range of
action figures.