Boss level is an adrenaline rush of an action film. It's got a terrific cast, it moves at a breakneck pace and the hand-to-hand combat is the highlight of the film.
Leading the charge into the this frenetic movie is one of the most charismatic actors of the last 10 years in my opinion and that would be Frank Grillo.
Just recently I saw a movie called pride and Glory with Edward Norton and an almost unrecognizable Frank grillo. It came out in 2008 and I don't know what happened to Grillo after that. He completely transformed his physical appearance. He went from an actor who could be any other actor that just blends into the scenery and then metamorphosized into a man who looks like he was chiseled out of stone. And it's not just his muscle tone it's his entire ethos and attitude. Frank Grillo oozes charisma on screen. This generation probably knows him because of the Marvel universe where he played Crossbones. And if that's all you know him from you need to go out and find some of his other work. Films like The purge election year, The purge anarchy, Zero Dark thirty and then his betrayal of big Daddy in Wolf Warrior 2. Grillo is someone who I will watch in any film because of what he brings to each and every character.
I only bring up this little bit of history with Frank Grillo because I read that originally the studio did not want Frank as the lead actor. Director Joe Carnahan fought for him and eventually got his way. And you can see what Carnahan sees. Grillo just brings the intensity that this character needs and he brings it to life.
The film has Frank Grillo dying everyday for what seems to be eternity. Each day that he dies he gets further and further into unraveling the mystery as to why he is dying. Along the way we are treated to beheadings, bodies being blown apart, helicopters with cannons for guns, street fights, brawls, sword fights and everything else you can basically imagine. The script is sharp and funny and really META in a lot of ways as well. It also slows down from time to time to develop an estranged father and son relationship.
I'm not really going to give away much more of the plot than to say that if you think you'll enjoy Frank Grillo kicking the crap out of people and in turn get in the crap kicked out of him while trying to find out why he keeps dying every day on a perpetual loop then this is definitely the film for you.
8/10
Leading the charge into the this frenetic movie is one of the most charismatic actors of the last 10 years in my opinion and that would be Frank Grillo.
Just recently I saw a movie called pride and Glory with Edward Norton and an almost unrecognizable Frank grillo. It came out in 2008 and I don't know what happened to Grillo after that. He completely transformed his physical appearance. He went from an actor who could be any other actor that just blends into the scenery and then metamorphosized into a man who looks like he was chiseled out of stone. And it's not just his muscle tone it's his entire ethos and attitude. Frank Grillo oozes charisma on screen. This generation probably knows him because of the Marvel universe where he played Crossbones. And if that's all you know him from you need to go out and find some of his other work. Films like The purge election year, The purge anarchy, Zero Dark thirty and then his betrayal of big Daddy in Wolf Warrior 2. Grillo is someone who I will watch in any film because of what he brings to each and every character.
I only bring up this little bit of history with Frank Grillo because I read that originally the studio did not want Frank as the lead actor. Director Joe Carnahan fought for him and eventually got his way. And you can see what Carnahan sees. Grillo just brings the intensity that this character needs and he brings it to life.
The film has Frank Grillo dying everyday for what seems to be eternity. Each day that he dies he gets further and further into unraveling the mystery as to why he is dying. Along the way we are treated to beheadings, bodies being blown apart, helicopters with cannons for guns, street fights, brawls, sword fights and everything else you can basically imagine. The script is sharp and funny and really META in a lot of ways as well. It also slows down from time to time to develop an estranged father and son relationship.
I'm not really going to give away much more of the plot than to say that if you think you'll enjoy Frank Grillo kicking the crap out of people and in turn get in the crap kicked out of him while trying to find out why he keeps dying every day on a perpetual loop then this is definitely the film for you.
8/10