Satisfying thriller with plenty of badass moments

Rating: 8/10 (12 January 2016)

To be completely and painfully honest with you, the only reason that I decided to watch this film when it came up in my Netflix suggestions is because I have been a Jamie Foxx fan for a long time, and have also found Gerard Butler's previous movies to be entertaining. I figured that I had nothing to lose by watching this title, and instead was blown away by the premise of this film.
The acting is good, the character stories are more developed than some run of the mill action movies and as such I found myself in the conundrum of not knowing whose team I should be on. I sympathized equally with Foxx's and Butler's characters, and found the banter and conversation between them to be well-written and well-acted on their parts.
Even my mother (who admittedly hates action/thriller type movies) watched this while glued to the television screen, indicating that the background to these characters stories run deeper than most films, and as such lend to a move enriched movie experience.
I would definitely recommend this film if you are a fan of the action-thriller genre. There are enough twists in the plot to keep you happy, and plenty of exciting and suspenseful scenes that will have you on the edge of your seat. Well done overall.