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Produced by Steven Spielberg’s Amblin Entertainment, carry on is one of the most anticipated original movies for Netflix this year, featuring a star-studded cast like Kingsman franchise standout Taron Egerton. purple Heart‘Sophia Carson, and ozark Legend Jason Bateman.
Directed by Jaume Collet-Serra (black adam, without stopping), the story focuses on Ethan Kopec (Egerton), a young TSA agent with renewed career ambitions after receiving news of his girlfriend Nora’s pregnancy.
Working over the Christmas holidays, Ethan and Nora (Carson) arrive at LAX ready to take off on the busiest flying day of the year; But when Ethan gets shot at the luggage scanner in a new location, his fate and the fate of everyone at the airport take a dramatic turn.
After a customer puts an earpiece in his line, Ethan is introduced to a mysterious passenger (Bateman) who blackmails him into delivering a dangerous package on a soon-to-departure flight. With the “Traveler” and his crew tracking his every move and pointing guns at those closest to him, Ethan must figure out how to stop these domestic terrorists from doing the unthinkable before it’s too late.
The film also features a solid collection of rising stars and widely renowned character actors like SAG Award nominee Danielle Deadwyler.piano Lesson), Dean Norris (breaking bad), Cinqua Walls (white men can’t jump), Logan Marshall-Green (invitation), and Theo Rossi (luke cage, army of the dead,
While the casting is a bright spot for the film, the real strength is carry on It’s Egerton vs. Bateman. The tension of the situation and two quality performances from actors we love watching are the most compelling parts of the film. Director Collet-Serra recalls years doing “one man army” plot movies with Liam Neeson (without stopping, traveler) creates another well-paced cat-and-mouse scenario for the better part of the middle part of the film.
However, as the third act begins and the threats subside, the film begins to turn from a more action heavy, basic to a weak political plot focused story that becomes less compelling as we reach the inevitable conclusion. While there are some guns going off, some blood being spilled, and some Tom Cruise-esque running from Egerton, it’s not the strong suit of this PG-13 Die Hard iteration. In fact, it gets downright frustrating at times, like the terrifying car fight between Danielle Deadwyler’s detective character Elena Cole and Logan Marshall-Green’s “Agent Alcott.” With the camera always extremely bright and constantly moving in focus from a rigid distance it becomes artificial and impersonal. The worst suffocating attempt at a chase and a very typical Deadwyler move into another car to get away from an overturned car. Ugh.
die Hard. Phone booth. pace. Air Force One. It had all the action that this film so badly wanted to create, the violent nature and tough exterior, while also having R-rated badassery with language and charm. The film gets its feel for about 30-40 minutes in the middle and becomes predictable, generic and a bit sanitized in the final stretch.
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carry on It’s not a Christmas movie, not in the upper echelon of “Die Hard on a…” movies, but it can make you feel enough cursory emotions for both that you’ll have a great time streaming Saturday nights in December. Will be available with colours. Bateman and Egerton get the assignment and the film keeps us engaged for a long time before their chemistry is taken off the board. Not a bad way to spend your time before the annual rewatch of Die Hard or Lethal Weapon at the end of the month.
Watch carry on if you liked
- Die Hard 2: Die Harder
- phone booth
- without stopping
- traveler
- pace
MVP of carry-on
Jason Bateman as “Traveler”
Child artist. Sitcom star. Emmy nominated actor and director. Lead of a comedy film franchise. The lead of a prestigious TV crime drama.
Jason Bateman has been all this and more in his 40-year career in Hollywood. Although his works have been primarily humorous in nature, Bateman occasionally forgoes the satire and goes straight for the throat. ozark, outsider, GiftWe’ve seen what Bateman can do with a character who’s been pushed too far and is trying to regain control.
with carry onBateman works on another register, which he owns ozark day but with more cold and calculated measurements. He works better in the shade, getting dirty only when he absolutely needs to. He gets the job done and cares neither for the message nor the messenger.
While my preference with Bateman has always been his wit and sarcasm, it’s fun to see him break out from time to time and show us what he’s capable of in any setting and situation he finds himself in.
A bright, powerful thriller with a strong PG-13 punch. Another addition to the “Die Hard on a…” subgenre, one that doesn’t have the staying power or charm to match John McClane, but will have enough satisfaction with Egerton and Bateman to win the hearts of the Netflix faithful.
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