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• Thriller
• Action

• 2016
• Ariel Vromen
• 108 mins
• 15

Summary

Action thriller starring Kevin Costner, Gary Oldman and Tommy Lee Jones. A dangerous convict is implanted with the skills and memories of a dead CIA man so he can complete the agent's mission to stop a terrorist hacker.

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Review

A star rating of 3 out of 5.

Stella Papamichael

An identity crisis is at the heart of this peppy, enjoyably cheeky thriller that's anchored by Kevin Costner as a convicted sociopath. The breathless opening set-up sees Ryan Reynolds's undercover CIA agent being chased across London, but his luck runs out. Unfortunately for his boss (Gary Oldman, frothing at the mouth), the whereabouts of a cyber-terrorist (Michael Pitt) remain locked inside Reynolds's vegetating brain. Enter science whizz Tommy Lee Jones with guinea pig Costner, whose faulty frontal lobe is implanted with Reynolds's memories. But soon Costner is on the lam, wreaking havoc across town after remembering a bag of cash Reynolds has stashed away. Director Ariel Vromen adopts a Euro-grit, Bourne-like aesthetic that is slightly at odds with the Face/Off-style high concept, but in the midst of the rollicking violence and obvious softer scenes - where Costner develops "feelings" for Reynolds's wife (Wonder Woman Gal Gadot) - there's a good dose of humour. It's all knowingly played by the cast, as in the scene where Costner lashes out and then orders a latte, his victim begging to know: "What kinda man punches someone in a patisserie, you animal!"

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6.3/10

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Cast

rolenameJerico StewartKevin CostnerQuaker WellsGary OldmanDr FranksTommy Lee JonesJill PopeGal GadotBill PopeRyan ReynoldsMarta LynchAlice EveJan StroopMichael PittHagbardaka HeimbahlJordi MollàPete GreensleevesScott Adkins

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rolenameDirectorAriel Vromen

Details

Theatrical distributor

Lionsgate

Released on

2016-04-15

Languages

English | Russian | French

Guidance

Violence, swearing

Available on

DVD and Blu-ray

Formats

Colour

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