There's not much to say about this movie: the story line is so so. It really wants to be funny and witty in the dialogue department but in my opinion it fails miserably and the over all story line doesn't really go anywhere or try anything new. The twists and counter-twists can be seen a mile before they happen. Even the characters in the movie don't have any real personality nor is much attention given to make them interesting. They are the typical cliched characters in a typical cliched movie. The direction is nothing new and doesn't even attempt to do anything other than a standard action movie and even that falls flat because for a lot of the actions scenes I was confused at to what was happening, which means poor communication skills on the director. The title, what does it mean? Where does it fit into the movie? Is is about Washington and Wahlberg's character as they each hold a gun? I don't know. I have no idea nor does the movie even try explain it. It just seems like some random words were chosen from a hat and slapped onto the title of this movie, which about fits everything this movie is.
Now to the best part of the movie and the only reason it was saved. Washington, Wahlberg, and Paxton saved this movie with their acting. Washington and Wahlberg made me wish they had been in a better movie because their chemistry together was believable and likable, I just wish the story line and characters they played had lived up to their potential. Paxton was creepy and scary as the CIA agent and he was so good as the villain that is presence is still felt throughout the movie, even when he's not in a scene. This is one of the few movies I've seen were the salvation of the movie was brought on by the actors in it. So if you're looking for a movie that will not test your mind in way, shape, or form and do like Washington, Wahlberg, and Paxton, then you will enjoy this movie. It will at least be entertaining. It was for me but not for the reasons the filmmakers were hoping.
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