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I don't have all the words right now but this film is a work of art.

After playing with our expectations, this turns out to be a very different sort of film.

An old-fashioned movie made with new-fashioned finesse.

A good piece of mindless cinematography. Certainly doesn't make you think or hold your interest, but it's a good movie to have on in the background while your doing something else.

This looked really good from the trailer and it had an edge of sarcasm that made it reminiscent of Deadpool, so I expected that quality of writing. Nope. Not at all. While it does have good dialogue and Jackson and Reynolds are never less than watchable, this is really just a mainstream buddy-buddy chase movie with more swearing.It feels forced throughout, trying too hard to be edgy and in-your-face, while it keeps one foot firmly in the '15-30 year old male who likes fast chase sequences' camp. Additionally, and probably for the same reason, it has an odd nasty sexist streak running through it, with Hayek demeaning her very notably fat cell mate while she always looks 'hot' as per same 15 year-old boy's idea of 'hot'. Reynolds' love interest has as much charisma, with or without him, as a face cloth and she is constantly handled by her male superior. That's maybe meant to be in there to flag up what a creep he is, but it's done in such a casual way, while bursting Hayek's breasts out on every occasion, that it just looks like a normal chase movie/thriller.All round a very disappointing movie. Watchable, but by no means a good use of the two stars.

This horrid film is a prime example of the depths to which the movie industry so often falls. The plot --- super secure security --- is absurd. It may hold the Guinness record for the most times the "f-word" is used. It also brims with pointless, needless, excess violence. The acting is mediocre. The production is overdone. Offensive. Absurd. Without merit.

Initially then I didn't have much of any expectations to a movie such as this. Why? Well, take a look at the synopsis and take a look at the cast. So you pretty much know what this will turn out as.And those impressions were very much brought to life on the screen. Because this turned out to be a very, very stereotypical storyline for an action comedy of this sort. No surprises or anything that will impress you the least in any way. Everything here just runs on a carefully laid track, which made it all generic and predictable.With that being said, don't get me fully wrong. Because I was entertained for sure, and for an action comedy of this type it actually was enjoyable enough. But it is the type of movie where you just disconnect your brain and lean back in the seat to enjoy the ride.There is a lot of action throughout the movie, and they managed to choreograph and execute the action sequences quite nicely and that carried the movie quite well.However, what most of this movie actually is was mostly banter between Samuel L. Jackson and Ryan Reynolds, which does tend to wear a bit thin in the long run.