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A friend of mine told me that I had to sit down to watch the 2022 action thriller The Contractor as it was a really good movie. So I took his word and opted to sit down and watch what writer J. P. Davis and director Tarik Saleh had to offer with The Contractor.And I will say that The Contractor was definitely watchable but it wasnt an outstanding action thriller. Whereas it certainly was entertaining I just found the storyline to be somewhat bland and generic. And writer J. P. Davis just didnt bring much of anything new to the genre. A shame really because there certainly was pontential for a lot more here.The storyline while somewhat generic was interesting enough and made for good entertainment. So yeah I will say that The Contractor is worth taking the time to sit down and watch. Just keep in mind that you are not in for a revolutionary action thriller here. The pacing of the storyline was good and there was a good combination of character development and action throughout the course of the movie.Was The Contractor predictable You betcha. But it was not really a hindrance for the plot because the movie ended up being rather enjoyable nonetheless.The movie had a good cast ensemble and it was nice to see Chris Pine in a movie such as this one. Ben Foster was also rather nicely cast for the movie and it was definitely a treat to see Keifer Sutherland in the movie and he had a rather good role in The Contractor.All in all then The Contractor makes good entertainment for a single viewing. And I do say single viewing because there simply wasnt enough contents to the storyline to support more than a single viewing here. So yeah I am not going to be returning to watch The Contractor a second time.My rating of director Tarik Salehs 2022 action thriller The Contractor lands on a six out of ten stars.

Obviously a Jason Bourne copycat but that doesnt mean it is a terrible movie.The good I kinda appreciated the slow start by which I got to know the CHARACTERS. At the start this movie is basically a character drama. But only after 35 minutes or so the full blown action is unleashed. So give it some time youll be rewarded for your patience OR simply skip the first 35 minutes.The bad many will get bored by the slowburning start but give this story some time to start up.More bad there are some credibility issues with the story. For example they raid a laboratory and within minutes the German police is present with full gear. NOT likely to happen for real. But perhaps I am nitpicking...To conclude this is NOT as good as any of the Jason Bourne movies but in lack of any new Jason Bourne movies this will barely doThe story an American soldier desperate for money and a family to take care of hesitatingly agrees to work for a shady private contractor company becoming a hired gun. Soon he finds out he is being set up and the company that hired him is about to kill him. Will he come out alive

.. what happens when you put one of Hollywoods last legitimate megastars a genuine A lister who can carry a film all by himself if he has to in a second rate production with a dismal second rate script where nothing at all happens for the first 30 minutes ... and when things finally DO happen you almost wish they didnt. Honestly. If I want a story where shadowy figures behind the scenes sanction bad things to good people I CAN JUST WATCH THE NEWS.

I was reading an article on how Chris Pine has the potential to become the next Robert Redford. He is a good actor and I think his fine face gave him an advantage but then trapped him into these mindless action roles. Robert Redford may be too much but with age I think he may be heading towards the start of his real career.Unfortunately just having him hog almost the entire screen time doesnt save this formulaic film from being completely average. Pines character is good he is trusting his trust is broken for unfathomable reasons he breaks things back. Youve seen it before. The other people in the cast that you might recognize are there only to bait you into buying the film and they are irrelevant to the story. What is terrible is that the systemic issue that the film reveals at the beginning remains unaddressed. Everybody who dies in the film is a victim and the ending provides absolutely no closure as related to the actual problem.Bottom line guys gets angry and kills everybody. It makes one feel better about their own powerlessness and frustration but tells no story and solve no problem. Having Ben Foster Kiefer Sutherland Eddie Marson even Florian Munteanu in the cast for just a few minutes or even seconds is a crime. Filmed in Romania.

This is a decent movie with a decent story and decent action. Chris Pine gives a great performance. Unfortunately this movie is also fairly slow fully predictable and very regular. It doesnt stand out in any way but at the same time I didnt mind watching it. 1 viewing 452022

STAR RATING Brilliant Very Good Okay Poor AwfulSpecial Forces sergeant James Harper Chris Pine is involuntarily discharged from the military suddenly ineligible for the benefits he thought hed get. With a wife and son to support and desperate for work he turns to his friend Mike Ben Foster who recommends some private contractor work for Rusty Kiefer Sutherland another disgruntled former soldier who believes the service owes him. On a routine assignment in Berlin Harper discovers all is not as it seems and must race against time to get to the bottom of it.While in pre production The Contractor was going under the working title of Violence of Action before a last minute script rewrite was applied. So its an interesting tidbit that it went from copying the title of a straight to DVD Steven Seagal film to a straight to DVD Wesley Snipes one. And the end result is ultimately one as formulaic and unremarkable as one of the best from those two auteurs of the action genre just a little glossier and finely tuned but no less than the sum of its parts.In spite of the banality of the story it still seems to be aiming to be something higher with frequent flashbacks of Harpers father when he was a kid conditioning him to think and act like a soldier as well as the general theme of soldiers struggling to adjust to civilian life. Its all pretty flat and humourless shot in the dull grey lighting that is typical of many modern films. Performances wise Pine has a reliable presence in a tough guy role while Sutherland applies a raging Jack Bauer like intensity as the guy in charge but neither can lift the dull material any higher than it is.Director Tarek Saleh helms a cookie cutter action film that is passable at best with pretensions above its station but without anything genuinely striking to back them up.

Aside from being nothing we havent seen already tons of times and much better even the great leads couldnt save this hollow dull slow convoluted and plot hole riddled writing and directing. Was this even edited Who cares about the flashbacks or the daddy issues None of that was needed as there was already lots of other filler for the little substance there was in the dragged out and slowly paced 103 min runtime. The entire story was cliched and predictable. I feel bad for Pine Foster and Sutherland having this mess on their resumes. Its a 610 from me.

Paint by numbers ex military story everything you can guess just from the movie poster. After the first 10 minutes its straight forward with all the required military jargon to add some authenticity to this.The plot is basic the plot twist is obvious from the beginning of the mission and the ending is expected.I cant give away any spoilers as they are too easy to guess what happens.Overall very limited action scenes. Chris Pine is barely ok he has a limp then he doesnt then he does again. Ben Foster is his usual character as well as Keifer. Everything is as it should be.Zero surprises and because its so a b c I give it 3 stars not enough action for the action genre def not a thriller mystery or drama. Maybe a Background Movie Genre to watch while youre distracted with your phone or doing house chores.

The sound is so terrible you either have to crank up the volume to hear what they are saying or use subtitles.The acting is good but the plot is garbage. The mission goes the way of Seal Team 6 meets Barney Fife.The shootouts in Germany of all places are ridiculous and completely unbelievable. Imagine multiple machine gun wielding military professionals with the high ground shooting at one person 30 yards away with nothing to hide behind and missing their one person target even after going through multiple magazine clips ROFLMAO. It was like a scene from the movie Im Gonna Get You Sucka where the lead Waynans character is running back and forth saying Their shooting Their shootingThis is a stupid movie. Anyone giving this film high ratings are either paid reviewers or hyper fans of one of the stars in this film.

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If you enjoy reading my Spoiler Free thoughts please follow my blog to read my full review The Contractor is one more generic action flick with a story borrowed directly from the formulaic Hollywood closet without any surprises or even high entertainment levels.Chris Pine is the mandatory famous face chosen to try to elevate a plot seen countless times before and with Ben Fosters friendly shoulder they actually manage to carry Tarek Salehs film for a good chunk of the runtime.However even with a couple of captivating action sequences and occasional eyebrow raising moments this movie cant free itself from the imagination inhibiting shackles.Inevitably it will end up falling into the hole of oblivion as soon as the viewers leave the theater.Rating C

The story was interesting the hand to hand fighting was good and the action was pretty good Chris Pine played the character intensely while all the other actors were just secondary.

I accidentally watched The Dog another film about a disgruntled ex servicemen struggling with life. This is similar but in The Contractor instead joins a shadowy outfit undertaking dodgy missions in Germany. Its not believable on may levels. The acting was good some decent action but the story was just forced and unengaged. A rewatch of the first Taken would have been more satisfying.

Boring predictable insufficient action all poorly done. There is literally not a single moment in the film that I would single out as interesting this is an attempt at some kind of drama or I dont know what else it would be.

As a combat veteran I love these movies but tend to be amused how they get the military stuff especially operators dead wrong. This one gets it right. The Fed chews us up and spits us out. 20 of active duty are on food stamps. Desperation creates situations like this movie tough guy for hire. Great plot. Believable action. Loved this movie God bless our troops

The pacing of the movie is just off. First 20mind or so nothing really happens at all then some decent random action scenes spaced out but nothing great. Disappointing overall just a very generic and not well done action movie. Better to just watch tv episode of swat.

The makers of this film tried to take the high road and they did for the most part. Unfortunately most viewers were looking for a non stop action thriller instead of a story which got mired in the mud on that high road. They could have met the public at least halfway by pumping a bit of action into the first thirty minutes that were as slow as a funeral...and there was a funeral.There was a lot of politics in this about out newly privatized military and the dangers of allowing these contractors to venture into territory that was once the reserve of our military or CIA both of which are under government scrutiny in theory at least. They even called out Eric Prince by name.It was an interesting story that needed some help in the beginning so as not to lose viewers. The ending was just a little too cliche and it would have taken very little to make it a lot more interesting and original.

Great cast well produced but not much of a story. Its Ludlam style script without anything new and though it was well thought out it was a perfectly predictable and pretty forgettable movie with a lot of unnecessary scenes that could have been used for something interesting...