Incredible action, but dragged by a boring, schmaltzy, and redundant subplot

Rating: Null/10 (15 October 2016)

The action scenes in this movie have incredible cinematography and incredible thrills. They're just outstanding. However, I can't give this a higher score due to the flaws and the lack of these incredible thrills that made the movie worth watching.
However, the schmaltzy drama in the first 15 minutes or so tries to add emotional resonance but is boring and adds way too little to the film. The emotional resonance fails to kick in until around the second half. It finally becomes emotionally resonant right there.
If the syrupy drama in the beginning were removed and the incredible action scenes were much longer, I could give this a 9 or maybe even a 10. Yes; the action scenes wee incredible, and the film was emotionally resonant around the last 30 minutes.
+ Incredible rescue scenes and thrills

Boring beginning

Uninteresting drama around first half