Rated R
Starring Pierce Brosnan, Luke Bracey, Olga Kurylenko
Directed by Roger Donaldson
The Story:
Devereux (Brosnan) is an ex-CIA operative who got out of the game to live a quiet life. When an old flame is threatened, he laces up the boots one last time to get her out, but she is killed. Devereux survives the attack which was led by his former pupil, Mason (Bracey). Now it's game on as Devereux realizes he must take down the corruption in the CIA and figure out how this all relates to the impending election of a new Russian president.
You can take the man out of the Bond, but you can't take the Bond out of the man.
Will Pierce Brosnan forever be typecast as the smooth operator who is aging gracefully but no matter how retired he is, will always be a danger to others?
And if so, is that necessarily a bad thing?
It's Bond-lite to be sure, or at least new-age Bond with less girls, less gadget and more ruthless aggression.
Brosnan does fine work as an assassin who is pulled in for one last job and then must take on the establishment to make them pay for what they've done and what they plan on doing.
If you want an action-thriller you haven't seen yet, give this one a spin.
Currently streaming on Netflix as of this writing.
Final Grade: B-
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