Travis has always done his job honestly. Always believed in what he was doing. Never asked questions. I tried to be as good as I could and could.
Travis loves his granddaughter very much. Travis loves his daughter.
At the same time, there is an unintentional sin of youth behind Travis.
Travis knows the FBI Director personally. It is his unofficial tasks Travis and performs. This is how Travis makes his own piece of bread.
Travis saves and returns to normal undercover agents from difficult situations.
Travis A professional in his field.
At the same time, Travis has a professional excessive precaution. This precaution is a stumbling block between Travis and her daughter. The daughter of Travis is still cautious. This scares the mother of her granddaughter Travis.
A little bit of a measured life Travis ceases to be so since he begins a dialogue with the arrested Dusty.
Travis is no longer the naive Travis who he used to be. . .
. Aka Liam Neeson...
..in the film about Liam Neeson in the style of the films about Liam Neeson "Game of Shadows"!
A Liam Neeson-style movie? This suggests that we are not the most inventive action movie, but also not a B-category action movie. Before us is a modern old school only with the old school hero Liam Neeson, where a charismatic grandfather with the voice of Stallone will save the world / people / America at the cost of his scratches and injuries. We will see painted computer explosions and fire. Couple chases. Several shootings. It's a simple story. A predictable story. It's a long time.
It couldn't have been as cool in the '80s and '90s because there was more dynamism, clowning, humor and simplicity in those action movies. However, in the cohort of second-rate action films with Neeson also do not slide. They largely hung between that old school and modern action films named after Bruce Willis. They have a good budget, sometimes well-known stars, not the most primitive and cheap action. But they're not super cool either! And it is not difficult to guess that this cohort includes the current action movie “Game of Shadows”, where Liam Neeson replaced the already familiar winter in the frame, for the summer of New Jersey / Canberra.
I can hardly be mistaken that all those who watch the action movies with Liam Neeson will not be shocked or surprised by this film – everything is generally expected and classically Liam-Nison. . .
Another thing is that the timing of 20 minutes could be reduced. The theme in the film is very dangerous for the creators themselves. There are questions to the protection of the head of the FBI, as well as in the “desire” to open up the main thug – and therefore to the end. . .
7 out of 10
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The absence of blunders, the realism of the actions of the heroes, fights, shootouts, car chases - everything is there, but the film is not intricate and without a twist, it is for rest, for those who love militants in good old traditions.
Liam Neeson doesn't stop him. The main truth-teller of our time continues to star in action films, playing the roles of honest, unapproachable and fair men who are for justice.
While ' Strong nuts' Willis starred in the next part of the eponymous film, while Kruzovsky Hunt is preparing to once again save the world, while Mel Gibson gradually turns into the same Willis, and Stallone with others ' Expendables' is preparing to set the heat in the new part of the eponymous film, Liam Neeson quietly took the niche of the hero of the militants and feels calm in it.
His characters seem to wander from one movie to another (only names change, yes events), finding themselves where justice is required. His latest films can not be said to produce an effect ' Wow!', but they are not a failure, not dead as all the same ' tough nuts'.
At some point, Leeson really became an actor of one image. But as long as he enjoys success with the audience, the actor will use this way himself. Well, why not?
The role of an elderly father (as in the case of Anthony Hopkins in the film 'Father' or Robert Duvall in the film 'Judge');) he will still have time to play, and age allows him to act in action films. The role of the old womanizer (as Client Eastwood in the film ' Bridges of Madison County) is the same. So, you need to shoot at the moment where you are still in demand!
'Game of Shadows' is another film in which Liam Neeson's character (Travis Block) administers justice. By the way, he often plays either active or retired officers or agents, which happened this time. However, now he plays the role of an agent who, under the hype, does work that is inexpedient to put into official protocols. But when Travis uncovers the not-so-pleasant truth about the people he worked for, he faces a serious choice. . .
In general, such films in front of the pond and such a plot will not surprise anyone, as well as the fact that the main character is trying to retire and establish his long-shattered life, become a father for his daughter and a business for his granddaughter, not just an uncle who comes on weekends. And in this regard ' The game of shadows' is a kind of movie in which the viewer repeats what he saw, and repeatedly.
And all these conspiracies, silent killers, massacres of witnesses could be found for example in ' Jack Reacher' or in ' The Big Game' with Ben Affleck and Russell Crowe for example. ' The Game of Shadows' - a kind of standardized action movie, not grabbing stars from the sky and taking his own at the expense of well-planned shootouts and hand-to-hand fights, in which Leeson still participates himself, without resorting to the help of a double.
We can say that this film is for once and probably such words will be considered objective. But it's not bad for once. It is possible to spend the evening under it.
But look at you. I do not impose my opinion on anyone.
I think few people will argue with the fact that “Hostage” was a turning point in the work of Liam Neeson. For a long time, Neeson built a career of a serious dramatic artist and under old age suddenly transformed into a hero of an action movie and pulls this banner for more than a decade. Neeson’s next performance in the genre was “Game of Shadows” by Mark Williams.
The plot of this film revolves around Travis Block, who does the FBI’s dirty work. Not asking questions and just doing your duty. But when he decides to quit the game for his granddaughter, the department decides to get rid of him. Now Travis is ready to challenge the system and shed light on all the conspiracies that lead to the very top of the government.
The creators of this tape did not bother themselves for a long time and created the simplest story, the twists of the plot and the culmination of which are extremely obvious from the very first frames of the narrative. If this movie had been released in the 90s, it would have been much more famous. In this case, we have the simplest possible story, which simply fulfills its function and does not engage properly as such. Including due to the slightly secondary, far-fetched and not so convincing dramatic line Travis with his daughter and granddaughter.
The film was directed by Mark Williams, who has already worked as a director with Neeson on Honest Thieves and as a producer on The Intercessor. Mark Williams failed to make a revolution and the picture is largely sustained in the same creative manner as “Honest Thief”. Creating the impression of a slightly sagging, a little (sometimes) empty and quite mundane picture, which looks more on the machine and offline than at the expense of some interest and pleasure. Except that the action became much more impressive. But nothing more.
The main driving force of the picture (like other works with Neeson) is definitely Liam Neeson himself. Despite his respectable age, Neeson still looks confident and natural in his image on the screen. Willingly delighting with both excellent game and decent execution of action scenes. Aidan Quinn also played well. But you could definitely get a lot more out of his character. The same can be said about Emmy Raver-Lampman.
5 out of 10
The game of shadows is a very average and perhaps even a passing action straight from the 90s. If he had come out in the '90s, he would have gained more fame than he does now. However, to call this film frankly bad can not and the overall lightness of the material and not lost gunpowder Liam Neeson as they say “pulls”.
When I saw the poster with Liam at my home shopping center, I immediately took a ticket to the next session, which was at the strength of 5 people, I was alerted, but nevertheless, I threw all doubts and began to look. And if briefly and without spoilers, then the following picture turned out:
At first, Liam thought, then realized, fought a little and for the rest of the time. In between, he took care of his granddaughter. And if in the film Hostage, on ' family experiences' a big role is given, you empathize with the hero, and the action keeps in suspense until the end of the film, then it seems to say ' with the family as a whole everything is fine, you better look at Liam' As a result, we have a pinched finale that does not deserve attention, but only creates questions from the category ' and that's it?' I waited until the last final denouement, and received a slippery article about how good again won.
Remarkably, ' Boss Battles' not here. There's just a couple of dialogues where Liam has settled things peacefully. And the contradiction of the antagonist’s words that 'FBI is the most powerful structure in the world' and as a result, its head was disarmed thanks to the murder of several freelance agents. The power of the FBI decided not to disclose, because of the Chekgo, there is an impression that Liam decided to challenge a bunch of mercenaries, among whom he was listed.
There could be a great movie where Liam wins instead of going to school. A deep disappointment I reflect in my 'three' which I put for Liam and the idea. It is good, but its implementation does not meet expectations.
I love Liam Neeson in the lead role. I've loved it for a long time. But with sadness of heart I have to note that the quality of these paintings is constantly and steadily declining. I thought that worse than the “honest thief” they could not remove. But they did! And here is a new picture with a harsh pensioner Liam in the title role – “Game of Shadows”. Like a spy and criminal thriller. With a title in the spirit of a dashing action movie about Hobbs, Shaw and Co.
The FBI's evil super agent for dirty cases... And so this theme is godlessly worn since the time of “Enemy of the state” (a nice film with Will Smith and not only). And there was also a good old book, which was translated and published in our country under the USSR - the novel "Document "R".
The trouble with the film is that it is more than completely poisoned by the current agenda. Evil white rednecks, a progressive dark-skinned journalist, an elderly white man - the main villain ... And a young progressive politician (written off from Oxasio-Cortez?). The cliché. And the second trouble of the picture is the cardboard script. With a lot of assumptions and stretches. And with elements of sheer fiction. But the main viewer of this picture is adults, not teenagers. But who do we think filmmakers are?
But there is a ray of light in the dark realm. And his name is Liam Neeson. Because he alone saves the picture to the maximum. Gives her a chance to watch one. Liam is good at both action and drama. And it's just nice to see him. He's doing great! By the way, it would be interesting to compare his character with a similar character performed by Mel Gibson from the x/f “Revenge”.
And even stagnant cliches (a young man with very specific experience and family problems) do not prevent you from admiring this game.
In general - kinzo only for the most loyal spectators of L. Neeson. (And so this review is still not negative.)
Have you killed people before, Frank? Do you want to spit that? I don't know if I can keep working as a secret agent. God, I was scared. I joined the Secret Service because I always wanted to protect people.
- Putting yourself on the line in the hope that the damn bullet will kill you, not the guy you're protecting. Is that what attracts you?
- Don't know. Maybe. I’m probably not fit for this job.
- You're a great guy, Al. You will make a great agent.
'In the line of fire', 1993, dir. B. Petersen
The plot of this action movie does not have any delights of a great creation. There is a character, a positive character, and he is forced to go on the path of war with those who overstepped the stick, who corrected democracy, who interpreted the law under themselves. That's not right. Right? Nope? So beware of evil! I got you! But first, understand the situation. But first, separate the white from the black. Help the weak, help the strong. The intrigue of a thriller behind-the-scenes showdowns inside the state structure with the story of connecting the press, love for her granddaughter, communicating with her daughter, tracking and healing. . .
Just? Just like that? Yeah.
An FBI agent is on the job. An honest serviceman who reads law and order. Setting up a misunderstanding without too much publicity is his thing. After all, twenty years of service behind his shoulders. Today, he's gone ' off the rails' a brother must reason. The costs of work, alas, leave an imprint on the psyche. It doesn't always work. He's experienced and he's grated. He talked heart to heart, let him splash out, look and return the point of support to the burnt out. That's what they hold.
When you're almost seventy years old, you don't have to be an FBI operative. At seventy, coordination is not what twenty-somethings do. You lose the competition to them. The reaction also leaves much to be desired. Aren't the joints, the ligaments, the cartilage of the frame worn out? Run? Jump? Speed standards? I belittle you... Except for a light, unburdened jock by maintaining oneself, a general physical form. Breather, too, short of breath. Yeah, you can't help it, seventy is Grandpa. Seventy isn't a boy for everything. Do your eyes fail and your hands shake? Every day you need to be ' in the topic ', in tone. I woke up this morning and asked, how are you today? All right? All right?
These are the thoughts that creep into your head when you look at Liam Neeson. He's seven decades old this year. Can an actor still make an impression? Can the main violin of the current ' Shadow games' forgive a long ' hanging' in the profession? Does the star’s smile make you smile? I don't believe it! Not true! In general, the century of the British film career is far from sunset. And if in 2021 he pleased the viewer with only one work - 'Ice Drive', in 2020 there were three, in 2019 - four, in 2018 - as many as five. This year promises a lot of new meetings for fans of talent.
What's the mystery of longevity? In my opinion - in subtile ' longevity'. Tightened, thin, slim. Something he reminds, repeats Clint Eastwood - ninety-two-year-old giant. It's tall, it's huge. They're both one to one. The American has always been the personification of order, justice, honor. And the same clip, the same clip in the bins of the current Liam Neeson.
' The game of shadows' is about good and evil. Simple movie, in the plot without frills. Shooting, car chases involve us to drive, punish and pardon. It is as if in the 70s or 80s we are transported in an unassuming wrapper of the picture.
So does the FBI serve as a model of naivety? Are there any? Or is it just with clean hands? Liam Nisan made his verdict.