A good action flick

Rating: 8/10 (8 December 2018)

When a seemingly ordinary boy with a troubled life, especially due to his stepfather, gets recruited by a secret intelligence organization, he's put into a situation where he must learn plenty of new elements, including teamwork. As a result, he must do his best to prove himself as a new great threat arises, putting the whole world in danger.
It's a pretty unusual movie, one which introduces a world-wide threat which can only be solved by a couple of highly skilled spies, along with their impressive devices and a brand new recruit who must quickly get accustomed to his new position. I say it's unusual not due to its story, but because of the way it presents it. It has a tendency of not taking itself seriously, thus you get plenty of amazing action sequences but also a lot of sarcastic and funny situations. You won't get to laugh out loud but you'll still have a better time due to it. But, as it often happens when talking about this approach, you can generate some laughs but you also are prone to a reduced amount of thrill and drama. Also, it can become pretty predictable, fact which also doesn't do it much good.
The characters involved are well developed, diverse and likeable, played by some very charismatic actors which simply make them shine. If the story is mostly ok, its characters are truly impressive from my point of view. As said before, another very well implemented aspect is represented by the action part, which is full of highly exaggerated combat, shooting and spy-like moves which are truly awesome. It's pretty hard to describe them otherwise as the child in me can't help but be astonished.
As previously mentioned, it's quite an unusual movie. If you ask me, it's in a love or hate situation. If you can accept its approach and especially its exaggerations, you're going to have a great time watching it. Otherwise, this might not be the movie for you. As far as I'm concerned, it's a very good movie which entertained me until the end and made me lust for a sequel. If it had a better antagonist and a better story, we would have been talking about a truly great movie.