The Point Break remake and Meet The Blacks are both worse than this.No matter what, we will always stand by each other. I can't recommend this, because it is a bad movie, but it's by no means the worst movie I've seen in the last six months. Yes, it's bad, but it's what I needed to watch last night. I realize that that might not make a lot of sense, but I didn't mind watching this movie at all. With that said, the movie, even if I thought it wasn't very good, was somewhat watchable. I'm not gonna talk about Jackie's diminishing skills, because that's a horse that has been beaten to death by yours truly, but he still does the best he can, even if he's not put in a movie where his skills, even at his age at the time of this movie, can excel. The stunts are nothing special, but they're ok, they're really the best part of the film and it obviously does not compare to some of the crazy shit that Mr. Bob and the kids' lives are put in danger and Bob, obviously, has to use the skills he has amassed throughout the years to get them out of this situation. And I say something, because I don't exactly know what was downloaded and why it was important. The story is nothing to speak of, the kids cause Bob, a Chinese Intelligence Agent on loan to the CIA, more problems when they upload something that leads the Russians to them. When you have Billy Ray Cyrus featured as a secondary character, then you know you can't really expect much in the way of quality acting. And nobody is, for the exception of maybe Madeline Carroll, who plays the mouthy teen. But he showed glimpses of greatness in the Karate Kid remake and he's been good in some of his Hong Kong films. That's simply because of the fact the he does not command the English language as well as, even, Arnold Schwarzenegger. And that's not fair, because as I mentioned in my review for Skiptrace, Jackie is a better actor than he might come across. It goes without saying that the acting in this movie isn't any good, even by Jackie Chan standards. I have no idea who this guy was or if I've seen him prior, but he was pretty solid. It's not even something that's actually great or even that creative, but it got a few chuckles due to the reactions of the actor playing the villain. There are some elements of the film that I did like, like the villain getting several ridiculous outfits that make him look like an idiot. But I have to be objective and the movie isn't what I would call good. And the reason I chose this was because I wanted something goofy that wouldn't require much brainpower while I was watching it. I've had a rough couple of days, or at least someone in my family has, so it's been a bit of a down period. But I didn't actually mind this movie at all. Is it a bad movie? Technically speaking, no, not really. And there's nothing about this movie that is clever. It'd be something if they played to those stereotypes to subvert them with some legitimately clever comedy, but they don't. Because, in all honesty, this isn't a particularly good movie as it pretty much hits every stereotype associated with the genre. They're not e asy movies to like and this one is no different. Whether it's stories with cheesy and sentimental resolutions or comedy so lame that even Donny Osmond is embarrassed. Because there's certain stereotypes associated with the genre that make some people hesitant, if not outright refusing, to watch the films. But it's also very limiting in that you can't really transcend to the truly upper echelon of Hollywood superstardom, if that is what you truly want, by just doing films that only families can see. And I don't mean that in a derogatory manner, of course, it's cool to have movies that you can watch with your family and have a good time with them for a little while. And The Rock pretty much made a career of it before he realized that family friendly films weren't gonna make him the major box office star that he is today. Schwarzenegger did it with Kindergarten Cop. This continues the very long tradition of having a badass action hero play to the little kiddies in a super family film.
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