winak

For this movie to work for me, I would have to be in my teens and this would have to be the 80/90's. For 2024, story is bare and cliched, to the point of boredom. It felt like the movie makers made the movie just to pay tribute to stunt men/women of the industry. But the irony was the stunts of the protagonist who is supposed to be a stuntman was done by other stuntmen. Besides the pyrotechnics and behind the scenes car stunts there wasn't anything to hold the audience attention or stir up any emotions. Emily Blunt's character didn't do justice to her and Gosling tried hard to add some mirth to his role but failed. My conclusion wait for it on Netflix.

If Bautista wants to stay long in the acting business he need to quickly upgrade his skills, at least to Dwayne Johnson's level. Being a one dimensional actor rapidly reduces your lifespan in Hollywood. Today's audience are short on patience and memory. Secondly, he needs to pick scripts very carefully or he is soon going to find himself being relegated to the B grade and direct to video movieland. Sofia Boutella was totally wasted, the fan base she created being the bad ass chick in the Kingsman movie is slowly fading with these kinds of waste of time movies. The Mantis chick from Guardians of the Galaxy was also in a forgettable role. The story and dialogues were so cliched, it was gagworthy. I don't mind telling that I caught some Z's during this movie. Wait for it to show up on TV and watch it while doing some chores so it wouldn't be a total waste of time.

If I were to compare 1990 Agnepath and 2012. The older one had more style, class, better dialogues and superior acting especially from Amitabh. Now about the attributes of the new Agneepath, sory had slight variations, songs are better and acting commendable especially from Sanjay Dutt and to some extent Hritik, but the depth was lacking. You could see some of Hrithik from Mission Kashmir seep into this role. The role of Sanjay was made more meatier than Danny, only to justify his star status. The supporting cast of older version had more impact on the plot. All said, I connected more with the older version for its acting quality, the 2012 version is for younger viewers who wants to see a fresh take with new actors. If you haven't already you could watch this one albeit for comparison purposes.