A treasure-hunting mastermind assembles a team for a life-changing adventure. But to outwit and outrun threats at every turn, he’ll need someone even smarter than he is: his estranged sister.
The beginning is Bangkok and then the trip to Chiang Mai by train. Huh, the train isn’t what I remember, but probably our train was more expensive.
Well, the movie beautiful. That’s for sure. But there are not many complex ideas, and things like that. Just a typical mainstream movie from Hollywood.
After half an hour watching, we decided we’d like to watch it with kids. Some other day.
Okay. A week later. We made just another attempt to watch this with kids. They were extremely bored. Nadia as always. Hnat enjoyed the beginning, especially the Bangkok’s railway station. Honestly, I have no recollections of it. Yet, I remember the one from Chiang Mai very well. I remember it being similar. Honestly, I won’t be surprised the location is actually from Chiang Mai.
Review
Solomia says it’s like Indiana Jones. I never watched it. Now I wonder whether I should. That’s the part of the culture after all. And I might start getting these jokes of Harrison Ford in a hat. (Shrinking)
My review would be …
Well, it’s a mediocre and pathetic movie, almost a total waste of time. Neither I enjoy the silly jokes, nor I enjoy the American way of normalising the normie don’t-think-too-much culture.
However, it’s beautiful. And I believe the aesthetics is its only quality. When we take it as a beautiful relaxed movie for ten year olds, it’s not the worst really. It’s rather me, who’s not into shows, showing off, and entertainment in general. People are stupid, en masse, and it feels like Hollywood found some working template for a commercially successful piece of film. And it’s applying it everywhere. Why bother, when math does the job. You invest a hundred million dollars in, you get at least a couple of millions out.
Rinse, repeat. Business.
As a bonus part, the stylish advertising of iPhones, MacBooks here and there. Because why not, right?
It was an obvious waste of time, and so I cannot really complain. If you’re wondering whether to watch it, maybe you should. It’s still easier than think about whether your should. My task is completed and that’s fine.
But when you think it’s not the type of the movie you won’t want to waste your time on, you’re not wrong.
John Krasinsky might be a talented director, and it’s a solid work. The same is for Guy Ritchie. Honestly, I even envy them. It shows when you can reliably produce quality — but not outstanding — work. That’s needed much more than being that one guy who does just one masterpiece — a real work of art — over their lifetime.
It’s all just, not my cup of tea. I watched it purely for some kind of entertainment, which I don’t need, actually. I shove it off as a part of improving my language skills, plus getting some visual inspiration as a designer. But that’s a tough sell for myself. Rather the rationalisation why I wasted my two hours on … this.
But, again, as if 99% of what Hollywood produces was not even worse. Essentially it’s all the same, money laundering machine for the sake of entertaining plebs.