Overrated

Rating: 5/10 (2 February 2015)

I don't understand all the praise that this movie is getting. This review is from old school action fan. First of all the story is plain dumb, way too unrealistic and without heart in it. We've seen a lot of one against army or gang movies, but this one is just too much. I don't get how some people can compare it to Taken. Keanu Reeves is the same like in any other movie: same face, same gestures, same talk. Although there is something attractive to Keanu when it comes to action movies, he is just mediocre actor. The movie is also dark and camera is shaky so it is hard to see who fights where and who shoots. I didn't see much blood or gore either. On the contrary it seems like many shots were toned down. The movie is very inconsistent. In some places there's a lot of blood when person is shot; in others there is no blood at all. The conversations between Russian gang is very stupid and childish. I can't ever imagine how gang can talk like that. I give it five stars but even that might be too much.