Could have been great if it hadn't turned silly

Rating: 5/10 (26 May 2020)

The film starts so well. Interesting character played by Washington. A quiet man who goes to a coffee shop at 2 am every night to read one of hundred books recommended by his wife before she died and there he meets a young prostitute who he tries to help when she gets beaten up. Then suddenly he turns into Rambo and starts slaughtering all the bad guys in greater Boston. The last twenty minutes are just ridiculous - he tackles and destroys a small army of baddies armed with sub machine guns using the contents of the DIY superstore where he works. He could picked up half a dozen of their weapons but no, he tackles the ruthless leaders, armed to the teeth, with a nail gun and of course wins. It was like watching an adult version of Home Alone. And then, obviously getting leave of absence from the Home Works Depot, he travels to Moscow and kills a mass of Russians. What a waste of a good actor and an initially good plot idea.