Proud Mary 4.8/8
Eh, I didn't like the story much at all. Taraji's range isn't being stretched here.
I find it to be some pure bull **** that she cares about this kid so much and he reciprocated even after certain reveals. So that for me set up a lot of forced emotional scenes that simply weren't earned by the acting or the writing. I just didnt like it.
The one thing I really liked was touching on the theme of ppl in positions of power thinking they can literally own ppl and then the look at the lives of these ppl (2 characters) living under that situation and what happens when one rebels.
Action was good but by the #s and some of the stuff in the 3rd act that was suppose to be impressive were laughable. Taraji did look good moving in a fight and gun fight but this was just a popcorn action flick you can catch at home. Nothing in the vein of John Wick or Atomic Blond.
Not much to say about Glover's performance but he sure did nail being a scumbag when a scene called for it or that other black guy with the muscles. The kid I feel I saw in something else, he was okay.
I assume that one person wasn't killed in hopes for a sequel. Otherwise the 3rd act wasn't thought out much.
In the end, Proud Mary was just okay.
Going to the movies was spur of the moment today but I should've said **** it and gone in to the city to see I, Tonya.
Strangely enough, I ended up liking this trailer and wanting to see the movie
The idea of a mother taking on a group of home invaders/criminals/killers to save her kids and succeeding by killing, beating, and outright outsmarting them is hilarious but some of this made it look dope
Got Gabrielle clutching/crawling/hanging off the side of the staircase like she Jackie Chan.
