Faster was okay - just okay. The early IMDb reviews (faked by the studio, perhaps?) set my expectations too high.
Dwayne Johnson is rather good in this role. He carries a lot of intensity, even when not speaking - and he's NOT speaking an awful lot. Just quietly intense. Kudos to Dwayne Johnson in that regard.
There's a fair amount of action, but it's simplistic and underwhelming. For a movie titled "Faster," I expected it to be more... well... faster, and non-stop. But the action stopped often. At times the drama was drawn out and silly.
MINOR SPOILER - NEXT PARAGRAPH ONLY:
Some plot lines were very trite. "Just this one last job, honey, then I can retire, I swear." I think every character with a name had some version of this plot device going on.
END MINOR SPOILER
The story, for me, unfolded too easily. The ending felt like it was supposed to be an "a-ha!" moment. But I unraveled the story about halfway through. Pretty obvious, in my opinion.
This would make a fine rental. Perhaps even better as "background" noise during a poker game, or some other household activity.
I cannot quite recommend this. Just not quite.
Dwayne Johnson is rather good in this role. He carries a lot of intensity, even when not speaking - and he's NOT speaking an awful lot. Just quietly intense. Kudos to Dwayne Johnson in that regard.
There's a fair amount of action, but it's simplistic and underwhelming. For a movie titled "Faster," I expected it to be more... well... faster, and non-stop. But the action stopped often. At times the drama was drawn out and silly.
MINOR SPOILER - NEXT PARAGRAPH ONLY:
Some plot lines were very trite. "Just this one last job, honey, then I can retire, I swear." I think every character with a name had some version of this plot device going on.
END MINOR SPOILER
The story, for me, unfolded too easily. The ending felt like it was supposed to be an "a-ha!" moment. But I unraveled the story about halfway through. Pretty obvious, in my opinion.
This would make a fine rental. Perhaps even better as "background" noise during a poker game, or some other household activity.
I cannot quite recommend this. Just not quite.