Almost at Great Action Thriller

Rating: 8/10 (18 January 2019)

25 December 2011. The high octane, tension-wire, electrified action bursts into an almost great action thriller this fourth time out. The use of two predictable twists, one in the very beginning action sequence with the lady and then with the male assistant were more lazy than well written, executed sequences, then humor especially in the beginning portion of the movie bordered on inappropriate overly done mood distracting tonality of the movie, and at least one sequence was overly complicated and difficult to understand narrative that threatened to slow the pace of the movie. Nevertheless, the riveting action sets were among the hottest this year and may have set a new level of finesse when editing and pacing hot action scenes. With not as crisp Bourne elements, the shocking surprise reminiscent to the Bourne Supremacy (2004) or Harrison Ford's scene in Clear and Present Danger (1994) really hit the action thrills button perfectly. The female vs. female scene missed an opportunity for some nice emotive conflict slo mo action. Very entertaining, overall well executed especially in keeping a dizzying web of James Bond storyline plot points together, except for one scene noted above.