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...seen through a kaleidoscope with 'Gunn' twists.

I go back to first contact reading Superman comicbooks in 1964. There was a lot of humor, in some issues, with superman triumphing only through cleverness. The rest of the time he is just super... Gotta say -- this is a better turnout for DC than some recent ventures.

Another reason to miss Tony Scott.

This movie -- is a conservative 9 Stars*********

And another win for Denzel Washington. Have I ever seen a Denzel movie that was not at least pretty darn good?

The first thought was that I have seen these incidents portrayed before. And they are intended to be emotional but this one really rang hard for me. And I can't tell you when I felt that way without spoilers.

This is about as fast paced as anything I have seen.

The storyline or basic plot elements we have encountered eslewhere but it was a good plot. Credit the Muses...

The screen play must have been a series of all nighters -- that and the story-boarding must have been arduous.

Then there is the editing which goes by at such a pace that I could see no fumbles.

This IS a thriller.

I'll skip the politics except to say that it is addressed in the script.

Oh yes -- there is a terrific cast and most of you will recognize many faces.

This might be one I have to own on disk!

If you like Atomic Blond... or Inside Man... This is a Nine by complicated evaluation.

Cinematically, as viewed, ~ 6.

Direction and Editing, ~ 6.5.

Soundtrack, a solid 7, mostly for the first music you hear.

The Writing (of Great Characters), ~ 9

Casting and Character Portrayals, ~ 9.

Bonus for emotional impact and low budget ~3...

How did I miss this? It makes you wonder if Studio Executives actually know their business...

I search the IMDB for all kinds of actor's movies and go hunting to find them and watch what I managed to miss -- I found this by going through the Credits for Jodie Foster on IMDB.

Most of the time the stuff I missed gets peeked at for maybe several tens of minutes, if that, before I skip it.

Really good movies -- and I watch the credits! -- or buy a copy. I have hundreds.

Very Mad-Max-ian in a way that is not 'campy' or B-title like we used to see at the drive-in... So you might well consider buying a hard copy of this.

This will be a cult classic after I am gone...