Laughably tame

Rating: 2/10 (22 January 2015)

I expected from the IMDb score to at least be in for a fun viewing; a bit of hardcore action, Keanu pulling off some tongue-in-cheek deadpan, or at the very least some mindless fun. Neither was to be found, though it was plenty rich in clichés so tired they were almost comatose.
The gunplay and stunts were at times decent, but I couldn't help feeling that the movie should have picked a clearer path. Either downplay the violence and highlight the loss/retribution, or go all in and make it nice and grisly like the much overlooked The Raid (which by the way managed to combine both).
Plus, Michael Nyqkvist is pouring himself gleefully into the mold of Peter Stormare and all other heavily type-casted villains who can't learn convincing accents. Pathetic.