He always said he'd be back...
The Story:
Sheriff Ray Owens (Arnold Schwarzenegger) is in charge of a small town just across from Mexico. There's not a lot of crime... really, there's not a lot of anything to worry about. So when FBI Agent
Bannister (Forest Whitaker) loses a drug cartel figurehead (Gabriel Cortez) in a high speed chase through the desert, there's only one town that stands between the fugitive and freedom.
Welcome back, Ah-nuhld, you didn't miss a beat.
I have no gripes with this movie whatsoever. It's an action flick designed for Arnold's return, and as such, it fits very nicely in with the rest of his body of work. Better than many of his films, not as good as the classics.
No shame there, for any actor.
As he showed in his extended cameos in the Expendables franchise, the man obviously still has a few action flicks up his muscled sleeves before he calls it a career.
They also make sure that he's surrounded with some comic relief in the form of a deputy (Luis Guzman) and town eccentric (Johnny Knoxville) whose penchant for weaponry will naturally come into play before the movie is over.
I don't think there are any real surprises to be had in the film, as it follows the by-the-numbers approach to most action films to a "t".
Again, I don't have any problems with that, and if you want to see Arnold still kicking butt at the age of 92, here you go!
Final Grade: B-
Rewatchability/Purchase Factor: I would be willing to watch it again, and if I find it for a decent price, I could own it someday.
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