This is much better than the typical action adventure flick! There are no surprises in the plot; if you've seen LA Confidential or the Bourne movies you'll ID the bad guy in the first 15 minutes.
There are surprises in the execution. The fight scenes are often ugly and brutal rather than stylized and easy-looking. Ryan Reynolds sweats when he's nervous or scared, gets hurt and looks like he's ready to collapse. I like that. There's a great death scene. There's a couple good car chases. And Denzel was way better than he has been recently, though his action scenes are getting really unbelievable. I would watch this again, which is something.
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