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Action ? Yes. Comedy ? Yes. Adventure ? Yes. A mix of all three and much more than that. In the midst of a war (reminder, of course, of The Good, The Bad, The Ugly, the truly classical western, maybe the best of them all) the three main characters have a different agenda.

I will not spoil the pleasure of find for yourselves what the jackpot really is, but I must tell you that is all about getting rich, the common theme to this genre.

But there is a twist. The Bad is a martial artist expert and The Ugly becomes The Weird, responsible for the comedy accents of the movie. The Good is, just as in the original, a bounty hunter, but the similarities stop here.

Because the action scenes are fantastic. There are no flying ninjas nor superheroes, and all this type of scenes have more realism than the old westerns.

If you are tired of clichés and want a breath of fresh air, I highly recommend you watch it.

Since Cobra, I don't remember being so pleasantly impressed by Sylvester Stallone. Ever ! Even all the stars in The Expendables could not impress an action movies fan like Bullet to the Head could.

On the other hand, Walther Hill and Steve Mazzaro's music are the ones responsible for a 7,5 stars being rated by me with 10.

The dynamism between Sylvester Stallone and Sung Kang, manifested in the lines and in the punches (physical AND metaphorical) reminded me of the wonderful inspiration behind Lethal Weapon or The Last Boyscout. But with a twist. In Bullet to the Head, there are TWO lethal weapons.

I would say the acting is quite good and the premise, very interesting. And if the two stars above weren't enough to make it a classic action thriller, Jason Momoa had a VERY good idea of accepting to play a role in this film.

Clearly one of the brightest rising stars in action movies, Jaso Momoa impressed me even in Conan. I know, I know... An aging franchise, maybe obsolete. But maybe this is the reason Momoa resurrected it.

To conclude, a Walter Hill classic.

From the very start to the end this is yet another example of the Korean way of making action movies.

On one hand, a lot of bloodshed and fighting (not to be misunderstood, the action moments are very well chosen) and on the other hand touching moments and a gentle exploration of the characters. For me this is quite an interesting recipe and a breath of fresh air from the clichés of the "classical" action movies.

Enough generalizing. Just thing about it: how would you live, if every morning you would punch your card and than head into an office in which you would get an assassination mission. Business as usual, right ? Well, have you thought about it ? Good. Now let's guess. What would a man with no family and the desire to head another way. A man who had his taste of blood, who satisfied his inner need for violence. Wouldn't he try to make a connection with the real, human world ? Wouldn't he try to befriend someone trustworthy ? Well, if you do want answers to these questions, watch this VERY interesting movie. One more thing. Hope you're not a vegetarian...