Mediocre but not awful


As always, director Martin Campbell (Zorro, Casino Royale, Goldeneye) stages some great actions scenes. However, the script was paint-by-numbers.

One question I had: So Michael Keaton's character and Maggie Q's face off the end mere paces from each other with their respective guns pointed at each other. The POV switches to the outside and we hear two shots, a shadow passes in front of the window. Seconds later we see the door open and we get a VERY quick glimpse of Maggie Q's character exiting the building. She's almost completely in shadow and we don't even see her walk more than a pace or two before the credits role.

i. In your opinion, did both Keaton and Maggie Q end up shooting and killing each other? i.e. Maggie Q's character had just the strength to get down the stairs and out the door, but the end-credits roll before we see her collapse. At this point she had already been gut shot by Keaton as well as a bullet to the shoulder.

ii. If Keaton was shot first, how did he not mortally shoot her back when he was only feet from her? Or were both shots from her gun?

It's all speculation of course. My thought is that the vague-ish ending allows for a sequel, but others could legitimately claim the movie ended with her death as well.

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I liked it fine. But I think out of the recent crop of girls-with-guns movies, Kate was better. This was certainly better than Ava and Gunpowder Milkshake.

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Gunpowder Milkshake... yeesh. I gave up after fifteen minutes.

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It had its moments but it felt like the script was an afterthought. Halfway through it, I realized this was almost a scene-for-scene redux of that Harley Quinn spinoff Birds of Prey. Except BoP did it better actually.

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I think Gunpowder Milkshake was purposefully over the top and not meant to be taken seriously.

Good mindless entertainment.

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It was at least better than Nobody. I can't remember the last time I watched an action movie I really liked though, the mediocrity is rampant.

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The Nobody bus fight was the best part, all downhill after that.

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