Dreadful, wooden, totally over-hyped

Rating: 2/10 (14 July 2017)

Wanted to like this picture but it's definitely not the fresh, original take on a heist caper it's made out to be. It's The Getaway for Bieber fans, starring a wooden Bieber lookalike. All the tens, nines and rave reviews are from kids pumping the rating - don't believe the hype, unless your fourteen.
The over-hyped song gimmick that frames the whole film is badly executed and the actual music choices aren't that . The framing device for the main character is unoriginal (been used a dozen times before). A talented cast phones it in and villain Jon Hamm is a caricature. Lily James' character is paper thin as the love interest. There's something in her background but we never find out what.
Good car chase scenes, but dialogue is all formula lines and the pacing is bad, with drawn out character scenes that add little depth or insight. First twenty minutes are promising, then straight off the rails. The climax is completely absurd and the predictable ending is pat and drawn out. Waited for it to get to the point. Should have walked out.