A Strong Basic Plot With Benefits

Rating: 8/10 (17 January 2019)

27 May 2012. The basic premise of this story with its unexpected dark but at the same time light twist at the end was a scene to be savored along with a new trans-temporal personality make for a great entertaining show. The third time out, the emotional heart of this movie is in even greater display, Josh Brolin following up with another strong performance from his earlier W. (2008) portraying former President George W. Bush along with a nice dramatic dual relationship between agent J. and K. There are the same nice one-liners, along with the dry humor. Somehow off putting was the striking portrayal of violence at the beginning of the movie and Tommy Lee Jone's appearance at the beginning of the movie that seemed strikingly older and weathered, and in some ways tired performance which after the first scene picked up greatly into his smooth Agent K. Emma Thompson, as Agent O for all of her star charisma seemed somewhat underdeveloped and under-scripted, an opportunity lost. Nevertheless this was a solid movie with the action, humor, and compelling storyline making for a fun, enjoyable movie, one worth the money. Certainly no disappointment at all.