Fortress (2021)
2/10
Poor by even Willis latest movies standards
13 May 2022
For those of you who don't know Hollywood A List actor Bruce Willis randomly made a bunch of low budget straight to Streaming platform movies post pandemic in 2021 then announced his retirement in early 2022. Clearly this was a quick money grab because these films are in the main very poor with a few just about watchable. Although this isn't the worst of them it's still really poor. Why? The plot is bizarre, Willis a retired CIA agent is living in a remote retirement home in what appears to be a tropical island (it was filmed in Puerto Rico), This retirement home is monitored by armed guards and top security personnel yet living quarters appear basic with residents seemingly working on their gardens and living a quiet life - everyone appears to be American too. Willis estranged son who he has not seen for over a decade has tracked him down and comes to visit to ask for money to set up his own crypto currency. This is when things get interesting as a group of mercenaries (led by Willis old CIA adversary Jesse metcalfe) turn up and cause havoc. This is the cue for Willis to whip out his guns in an embarrassingly core-graphed sequence before hiding out in the retirement home bunker known as the fortress as the baddies seek to steel money. That's really the plot, everything in between is poorly scripted and acted.

I only watched this as I thought it was Willis final movie but it was a real chore. Oddly they are making a sequel - unsure if Willis will be in it given his retirement. All I can say is Amazon Prime must be desperate as this movie stinks.
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