Hostile Takeover

Sure it isn't a big Hollywood movie, but then that's exactly why it's actually funny, with far, FAR better crafted fight choreography. There are a couple questionable spots, but since the action coming out of Hollywood is generally blends together into one long groan, they're pretty easy to get over.

It seems like there's an 80's action movie homage influencing the movie. The constant joking is a little over the top, but oh well, still funny.

I've always been a Michael Jai White fan since Spawn and Universal Soldier 2. He's actually a talented and humble (relatively) martial artist a who never fails to produce a good performance. His comedic timing apparently isn't bad either.

I was actually very disheartened when it looked like Mikey was going the way of Steven Seagal, getting to fat to lift his legs and kick properly, but then I realized it was entirely because he was wearing modern style tapered super tight jeans. No one can kick in those. He must have known and was doing it to illustrate how stupid and dangerous it is to wear jeans like that. A+

Nice. Hollywood made a funny action movie for once. This was a decent movie for a change. Great action, actually made me laugh. Hopefully they will make a sequel to this. I cant think of the black actors name as I type this, but he is fun to watch. This movie just needed a few hot chicks and some nudity and it wouldve been a ten.

This isnt one of Michael Jai wights movies that follows the normal format for an action moive. This is pseudo comedy light hearted look at a hitman who loves his job but comes across some problems because of his decision to join a self help group. I don't want to give away the plot so thats as far as I will go with reveals.

I think the move suffers from this approach because it restricts itself in not maximising the comedy aspect. Some of the nuances that are employed... say with Wights character, and the curious relationships he has with other characters, just don't really work in the manner they are trying to portray. There are some amusing moments sure, but no laugh-out-loud or even chuckle moments to really appreciate.

White really gives his all here. You can see he's putting eveyrthing into rendering this character, but it's sort of a waste really. I just didn't feel the mood the movie was going for. To be honest it was barely watchable, not because it was done necessarily badly, though that's not to say it was particularly interesting or entertaining, but becasue it was flat and rather boring.

The fight scenes were almost a slow-mo version or what were used to seeing with White. I get the impression this was done deliberately, again, as variation of the normally fast moving electric coreography were used to, and I think this was to offset the style of the movie, but again, it doesn't really work.

I laboured through it but mostly it falls flat, and doesn't deliver. If your a Wight fan, as I am, you sould probably watch it anyway, so judge for yourself.

I didn't like it and can only manage a 3/10.

Fun movie with great action. This is a cool film format. Great way t9 make large scale films cost effectively. I lived Michael's acting diversity and ability to show a friendlier side. The action was amazing with incredible stunt work! There is a fight scene with some bat work that was mind blowing.

It's a bit sad that, apart from a few independent productions, film studios have so little to offer in terms of plot.

After about 10 minutes, I felt like I was watching the 1997 classic thriller "The Game" with Michael Douglas, reworked into a strange, grotesque compilation of fight scenes, in which every act is highly mannered. The longer I watched, the more bored I became... Yes, the film is a kind of middle-of-the-road entertainment, but it's neither too funny nor too serious; it's probably the least balanced film of its kind I've seen in recent years. Good for a get-together with a beer and the TV humming in the background.

It's a bit like the mush that generative AI would produce.