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American Assassin (2017)
Different
We get to see Dylan O'Brien for the first time outside of "The Maze Runner." And he shines as Vince Flynn's Mitch Rapp in "American Assassin." The movie is taut, thrilling, and most of all entertaining. Also joining the crew is Michael Keaton, who was fresh off of his second comic book role as Vulture in Spider-man Homecoming. As such, his character is intense, befitting the novel it was based on. Taylor Kitsch plays "ghost," and he works really well opposite Keaton and O'Brien. I didn't mind Battleship, and I thought John Carter was passable (for me: entertainment). I hope they do more Mitch Rapp sequels in the future. Get on it Lionsgate!
Con Express (2002)
This Movie is OK
It's a good movie, for a B-List action flick. I mean, the only real headliners are Sean Patrick Flannery and Arnold Vosloo. It is a direct-to-DVD release that has a LOT of footage from other movies.
SPOILERS: If you haven't seen the movie, then please, skip down. The most annoying parts are the plane crash (taken from Stallone's movie "Cliffhanger" and some of the train scenes taken from some 1985 movie I've never heard of. The other annoying part is that in the climax of the movie, the true bad guy (played by Tim Thomerson) shoots 15 shots from a 6-shot revolver. I mean, I thought Hollywood was done with that when the old spaghetti western went out with John Wayne. Please, if you are going to have a guy shoot that many shots, at least give him a Baretta. END OF SPOILERS
So, overall, if you like action films, this one is good. It has plenty of action, plenty of OK special effects, and a good story. If anything, Arnold Vosloo is a highlight as the film's main antagonist, as he has plenty of psychotic henchmen. He even makes some of the cheesy, action movie cliché dialog believable.