ThatMonkey

When I saw the trailer for this, I expected something magical. I assumed it would be a Benjamin Buttons, meets Forest Gump style film and although it had those elements, it lacked the story, the grit, the humor or humanity.

They managed to cast a great film, but the script wasn't compelling and the direction wasn't cohesive. This didn't feel like a Stephen King story and I think that was the downfall. Shawshank had emotion, love and despair, this was just a lot of confusion that you knew you would have to wade through in order for the story to make sense in the end and the payoff just wasn't worth the wait.

There was one amazing scene in the movie and you will know it when you see it, but a great scene does not a great movie make.

I wouldn't tell you not to watch it, but I would be shocked if any true lover of cinema gets choked up over this poorly executed film.

This garbage is the reason no one is coming out to the movies. I didn't laugh once and found myself completely bored. This is nothing like the original movie and Liam Neeson continues to prove his career is over.

I never saw an episode of Baywatch or VIP, but Pam Anderson doesn't appear to have any chance of being taken seriously as an actress based on what I saw here.

Anyone and everyone in this movie should be ashamed and concerned for their career and please spare of from any future sequels to this abortion of a reboot.

I didn't think anything would be worse than Trump being elected President, but I stand corrected, this movie is the worst thing so far 2025 and I don't see anything topping it!

When I saw the trailer for this, I was hyped! When I shared it with a friend, he asked if I had seen the 70's movie and I had no idea this was a remake. I immediately found the 70's version and watched it. Reminded me of Passenger 57 in a way. Maybe because the main character in the original had a small role in 57 as well.

This movie had action, comedy and decent stakes, but everything was in the wrong hands. I think it was too tall of an order for MJW to star and direct. The writer of this adaptation doesn't have a single credit worth mentioning and it lead to this being an underwhelming, yet entertaining film. Method man was great, just like his small role in Luke Cage. Orlando Jones was OK, but a little too silly in my opinion.

The Asian lead had potential, but her crew was also silly and this movie kept taking me out of the fantasy with really bad CGI. Would it have been too much to have a real fight on top of a building, in a garage or a park? The CGI was so obvious that it just ruined the illusion and made me wonder how small the budget really was here.

In the right hands, this could have been something, and black cinema needs movies like this, but the A+ potential was squandered on unqualified talent.

I bet I could have edited a far better film, but so be it. It is what it is and I think this will soon be forgotten.