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I watched this recently on Netflix. From the description and the thumbnail, you might assume this is some sort of 'shoot 'em up' crime thriller.

Instead this is a compelling drama about three deeply wounded characters bound together in a terrible way by a singular tragedy.

One is a single homeless mother doing what she must to help herself and her young daughter survive. She's played by Willa Fitzgerald who I know only from S1 of Reacher, and she's very effective here.

Garret Hedlund as a newly released convict is one of those actors who really should get more attention than he does. In all the roles I've seen him in, he always impresses me with his 'rough around the edges' sympathetic characters. (He's also great in a supporting role in Tulsa King... check it out.) The third character is played by Ryan Hurst whose role here isn't too far from the one he played in Sons of Anarchy. Here he's all physical rage and anger... for a reason... but his story takes a back seat to the other two.

Tucked away in here is Mel Gibson. His scenes are short but satisfying. Gibson is always an asset to any movie. He knows how to tamp down his star power, and let his co-stars take the reins.

I really, really enjoyed this movie and wish they made more like these.

So many movies commissioned by streaming services are formulaic, overpriced products featuring a lot of overacting, predictable plot developments, cartoonish special effects... But THIS movie... has all of those too. But what makes this one work is the buddy chemistry of Cena and Elba. I would have thought such a combination would be oil-and-water, but here it works. Each stays mostly in their respective acting lane which ties in nicely with the overall plot. Cena is the goofy former-actor-turned-President, Elba is the more sombre Prime Minister.

Also, a shoutout to Jack Quaid who has a small part that he embraces with gusto.