Fun film, Some may say generic, yet I say well executed

Rating: 8/10 (21 December 2012)

Please don't hold the idiot from Minneapolis review as holy scripture. He hates almost all the films that have come out this year. No need to explain the plot, it's based of the book One Shot by Lee Child, I'll just say that it gets the job done and you've probably seen it before, yet maybe not quite like this. I must say going into this film, I had no expectations but after just seeing it I can safely say I enjoy it. Here's why I like it. The film strays from being a blatantly stupid Action FIlm instead takes a mystery approach. The main character played by Tom Cruise is an anti-hero with side of bad assery. Rosmund Pike is hot. Hardcore violence. The few actions scenes are very well directed(Car Chase especially). Lot's of good dark humor. My main problem is that this film doesn't bring anything new to the genre, but at the same time, I'm glad it incorporates the best of past films to come before in way that homages those works. Another problem I had was with Werner Herzog, he's a really dopey villain but John Mcclaine's son is cool. There are also some moments where the audience will probably face palm and say "really" but I was able to overlook these parts. One can knit pick this film if they wanted, the material is certainly there. My advice is to go into this movie in hopes of finding a gritty yet enjoyable mystery. Don't take it too seriously, Don't take it too lightly. Enjoy. Enjoy.