Extremely loud, incredibly close

Rating: Null/10 (6 January 2016)

Forget the badly converted 3d, forget most of the bad acting (paycheck time for Winstone and Lindo, with only Ramirez walking away with his dignity intact) forget that this was already remade into the Fast & Furious franchise successfully. Okay?
Now, for fans of traveling, extreme sports, and good cinematography, this work of art (yep!) is just what the doctor ordered.
Except for the set piece involving rolling trucks and stone-alanche, each set piece has been meticulously constructed and executed, specifically the rock climbing one putting all of Took Cruise's real life/real time antics pale by comparison, and the ones on snow capped mountains and in the sea.
There's also a pretty decent twist that occurs quite a while ahead of the dual climax that might seem satisfying to some, and that's perhaps a bonus.
In conclusion:
Ericson Core can shoot action...watch this on the biggest 2d screen you can find...