April's looking pretty good so far, this being the 7th film. Plus there's the excellent 'Bladerunner' to come (twice!) and another weekend in Cardiff, which should include 'Age Of Ultron'..
But in the meantime we have Keanu Reeves latest. In this one he's back to his 'Neo' persona after the pretty lame '47 Ronin'. Stop me if you've heard this one.. Keanu plays a retired hitman who is forced out of retirement when his car is stolen and his dog killed (there's more to it than that, but bare with me..) During the following hour and a half plus he goes about seeking revenge and basically killing a load of people.. mainly thugs..
Despite having seen this film 1000 times in various guises, my unfavourable synopsis above and the fact he ploughs through as many cliques as he does bad guys.... I kind of enjoyed it.. I know it's wrong to admit that but it did have a certain style. He dispatched thugs fast and efficiently.. The dialogue was ropey at best but I've seen (heard?) worse.. If it had been dragged the length of a 'Transformers' movie I think my patience would have been tested but at 1hr 41mins it was acceptable..
Overall an entertaining 3 1/2 stars...
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