Charlie-Bullet-Matador 70 years is no reason to retire. And if James Bond of you is not very much, then any other moderately brutal hero - a charming gangster, for example - is the very thing to continue to please your fans with less vivid images.
Pierce Brosnan, moving away from the image of Bond and other macho heroes, now tries himself in other roles. He tries on the image of a superhero as in Black Adam, has a family as in Parents in Law, wears the royal crown as in Mermaid and the King's Daughter, but from time to time returns to the brutal, as happened in Charlie Pool.
As a rule, those characters who are played by actors in years, motives for revenge appear for several reasons: kill someone from their family, kidnap someone from their family or kill close friends.
The third thing happened to Charlie Bullet. And he went for revenge. In many ways, a trivial story in which the main character is new - not Liam Neeson (who is probably tired of taking revenge on the screen all in a row), and not Keanu Reeves, namely Pierce Brosnan.
Ex-Bond thanks to the script of the picture received several references to his “spy” past and these “Easter eggs” – an absolute plus to the karma of the creators of “Charlie-Pooley”. Although it should be noted for the sake of fairness that the director has a world-famous star who had memorable roles, a reference to such a role suggests. The same thing happened with Brosnan in "Parents in Law."
However, in Charlie Poole, these Easter eggs do not catch the eye. They need to be seen.
So, for example, when Charlie accesses his stash of money and weapons from a vent in his house, he picks up one of the pistols and looks tenderly at it before putting it back in place. The Walther PPK is James Bond’s favorite pistol.
Or when Charlie's gonna kill Benny at the club. There are room cabinets. Charlie stands in front of No. 7.
The plot of the film, as already written above, is not replete with original solutions, but tries to immediately knock out the viewer with some scripted moves. Offering us to meet a fool with a box of donuts, clearly standing out against his background on IQ hero Brosnan, as well as a charming taxidermist.
In principle, it becomes clear in which direction the main characters will move, to which the viewer was introduced to some other gangsters and the oldest of them played by James Caan. Everything that happens is guessable, and therefore watching the film turns not into a fascinating pastime, but rather into a superficial review of the material.
Of course, Brosnan is the main highlight of Charlie Bullet. The actor in his 70 years has not lost charm and charm. The image of Charlie, he reminded not even James Bond, but rather his hero Julian Noble from the movie Matador, where the actor played a killer. The same charming, self-confident and most cold-blooded person in the frame as in the project in 2005. He knows what he wants and he will get it. Yes, Charlie Bullet is Matador.
Well, the main highlight of the film is difficult not to be, when you are the main character in style, and those you have to kill are all scourges and bummy-looking bandits who only know how to throw words, while Charlie throws bullets.
But look at you. I do not impose my opinion on anyone.
Enjoy your visit.
6 out of 10