So this was....something. Honestly, I was expecting something a bit better from this. Sure, it's Michael Bay. But let's get real - this is EXACTLY the kind of movie Michael Bay would do well. Body builder trainers looking to kidnap a rich man to get his money and get rich? Throw in some random sexy girls, and you got a Michael Bay movie.
For some reason, Mr. Bay chose a really strange method of narration, one that passed it around from character to character. But not consistently - a lot of it strangely went from narrative to inner character dialogue. And it was always changing. But the music never changed, so it was like I was forcing myself to accept that nothing was changing through the changing internal dialogue/narration.
This movie proves, wonderfully, that Anthony Mackie can do no wrong. He's playing a character different from any other character I can recall him playing. Buuuuut, this is also proof that Dwayne Johnson can't do right. He's horrible. For some reason, his character is born again christian, which may be a truth about his character, but for him it's super weird.
Furthermore, this is classic Michael Bay "the movie doesn't shut up." It's loud, it's got constant music blasting, it never takes a breath. And that makes me lose interest.
But that being said, the movie has one BRILLIANT moment. I won't say what it is, but it involves human hands and a fun fourth of July activity, followed by a brilliant freeze frame. So it may just be worth it for that one shot.
Rank - 2/5
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