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I like AND hate this game. Its controls are garbage, it's buggy, some elements of its gameplay are nonsensical (i.e.: you can't level up during a mission-- you must wait for extraction, among other things), and perhaps worst of all, its storyline is bad. If you showed its opening scene to me then told me to write the hackiest backstory for the villain's motivation, I would have nailed it.

BUT I like that it's a break from the usual first-person shooter, and I like that it's a rare decent single player game. It has engaging tactics, and you must think while you play it. You cannot do the usual button-mashing sleepwalk. The environment is usually immersive, and sometimes you might even get nervous while you're playing it.

Overall, it's somewhat good.

When "Whiplash" was released ten years ago, many people were appalled by how many people thought that it was a sort of blueprint for how to live life. Some of the foremost intellectuals of our time (cough), including Arnold Schwarzenegger said that it was inspirational even though its director Damien Chazelle outright stated that he disagreed with such interpretations. Zendaya's character in this film is the epitome of a "Whiplash" figure--an obsessive, soulless husk who is willing to sacrifice decency, family and friends on The Altar of Me. She was insufferable, yet well-played. She served as the engine for the movie.

Even though I personally did not understand some of this movie's themes completely because I am not bisexual, I appreciated it, and I loved its brilliantly subtle comedic moments. I laughed quite a few times. As many people have stated, although a lot of the cinematography and the editing techniques that the crew used were outstanding and possibly even innovative, I absolutely hated the sluggish pace of the third act--far too many slow motion shots. The final scene is a bit underwhelming as well.

But overall, it's a solid film.