Agents

Agents works in comparison to many Hollywood action thrillers, particularly when it comes to its real stunts and grounded approach to action. While Hollywood often relies heavily on CGI and special effects for action sequences, Agents takes a more authentic route, showcasing real, physically demanding stunts that feel gritty and immersive. The choreography and execution are on par with some of the best action films, offering a rawness that Hollywood's polished, sometimes over-produced action scenes can lack.

In terms of pacing and tension, Agents keeps a sharp focus on character development and story, which often gets sidelined in larger Hollywood blockbusters. While Hollywood action films tend to prioritize spectacle, Agents finds a great balance between thrilling action and emotional depth, making the stakes feel personal and meaningful.

This movie offered decent entertainment value. The storyline about a heist and the subsequent chase was engaging for a one-time watch. The Mauritius scenery was absolutely stunning, enhancing the overall visual experience. However, the characters felt clichéd, and the plot twists were predictable. It's a good pick if you're looking for a movie with beautiful cinematography and some action-packed moments.

The film's editing was effective, maintaining a rhythm that kept the audience invested in the unfolding action. The supporting cast provided moments of levity and tension, adding depth to the film's narrative. The thematic exploration of loyalty and betrayal resonated with the audience, despite the predictable nature of some plot developments. Overall, a satisfactory choice for a relaxed movie night out.

Set in Mauritius, this is a really quite unimaginative action thriller that is largely ruined by some serious overacting by a baddie (who thinks he's Travis Fimmel) and by some fairly shameless heavy hints that their homeland is very much in the ambit of the Chinese. It's those latter folks that agree to exhibit a priceless jade on the island, and it's down to policeman "Shaw" (Nad Sham) to lead the team protecting it. It's here that the wheels start to come off the story. It's pitch black so they decide to take it through dense forest where, of course, they are ambushed and it gets pinched. Now disgraced, his boss is forced to allow "Yuan" (Naomi Willow) to help with the investigation to track it down. The remainder of this might have made for a passable detective yarn had it not been for the really bad acting, clunky writing and a tendency from the director to attempt to create pace and excitement by messing about with the speed of the film. The car chase looks like a commercial for Porsche and/or Mercedes Benz, the combat scenes are choreographed so as to make any decent attempt at continuity all but impossible - and that shows, and Willow's performance is just plain wooden. There's nothing remotely original to it and though only eighty minutes long, it proves to be a long struggle to understand why it's in a cinema at all. Some nice views of Mauritius but the rest of this is poor and derivative, sorry.

I didn't know they still made B-movies.

The fights were horribly obviously fake. The main bad guy, among others, was not a believable personality. So many people who simply couldn't hit the side of a barn when they shot. Trying to be unnoticed while driving a porshe?

The support actor playing Bravo did good acting, but he only had a bit part.

They did a pretty good job with the car chase near the end. No idea why they suddenly stopped and ran to steal someone's boat to make it a boat chase. No idea where the 2 chasing boats came from either.

Most of the characters have a Hindi accent, but the film came from the United Kingdom, so it is all English, not mixed like an Indian movie usually is.

Watching once was too much.

This film is a colossal disappointment, and the glowing reviews-anything above a 5-feel like pure fiction. The script is an absolute disaster: predictable, drowning in clichés, and devoid of a single original spark. The action? Bland, lifeless, and so uninspired it barely keeps you awake. As for the performances, they're wooden, unconvincing, and downright painful to endure.

The suspiciously high ratings here are impossible to ignore. It's hard not to wonder if they've been inflated-perhaps by overzealous producers-because this movie doesn't deserve the hype. Do yourself a favor: skip this dumpster fire and save your time and money.