Fun, but flawed

Rating: 8/10 (27 October 2019)

The subplot with the anti-hero's family was shoehorned into this film to give it more 'depth', probably so critics wouldn't butcher it as nothing but an excuse to show violent scenes. But we didn't need that subplot to like Tony or to enjoy his journey to success and ultimate demise. I just hate it.
Also, the scene where they attempt to assassinate him makes no sense. The assassination attempt is so amateurish, and on top of that, the man who ordered it watches sports rather than waiting to hear what happened. He also forgets to put any guards on duty, so Tony can just walk in. Killing Tony, who always walks alone, often drunk and drugged up, would seem like a fairly easy thing.
And then no one ever seems to investigate that assassination attempt or the fact he had two guys, one of them an important police officer, killed. In this film, the police never seems to investigate any murders, at least not when it's convenient for the plot.
Then we have this narco-boss from South America, who for some reason needs Tony's help to kill a guy who has no protection whatsoever. As we learn, every important person in the country is being threatened by this guy, and for some reason, not only have they not had him killed a long time ago, but they need Tony to drive a car so they can kill him. These are the same guys who sent a team of what appears to be 100 guys to kill Tony, within hours. Why would they need Tony to be the driver?
Finally, the romance between Tony and his wife is non-existent, and I don't now whether it was meant to be non-existent, or the script fails to make us believe these people ever had true feelings for one another.
Too much nonsense in this film. But it's fun. Would be more fun without the family subplot.