An average thriller that is pretty forgettable

Rating: 5/10 (4 September 2017)

Tom cruise is still a big star so when I saw the trailer for this film I had some interest in this film. The premise of the film sees a daredevil pilot get offered a job by the CIA and it changes his life forever. As mentioned tom cruise plays the lead in this film and he is pretty great, he adds a lot of charisma to his performance. He adds charm to the role and even though his character isn't the most likable you can't help but root for him because of his performance. Domnall gleeson plays the CIA agent in this film and he also is good in this film. He has a quirky personality in the film and his chemistry with cruise is good when they're on screen together. I also thought the actress who plays cruise in the film was good as well. But I found all the performances involved with the cartel side of the film to be pretty drab and bland and I hated cruises characters brother in law in this film, he annoyed me a lot. The story in this film is crazy to watch and it is interesting to watch this guy have to deal with all these different things all at once. This is also a negative though as there is just so much going on in this film and I felt like some of it was just filler and pretty unnecessary. The script actually has some pretty decent humorous dialogue in it, but I feel the film doesn't go far enough with its dramatic dialogue especially towards the end of the film. The style of the film has a more grainy look about it which I didn't really feel worked very well. But the part I really didn't like was the pacing of the film. The film is less then two hours long but I swear it felt three hours long. This film just drags on a lot and it really hurts the overall quality of the film. Overall this is one of those films that isn't bad but not particularly good either which makes it not really worth watching.