The Foreigner

[oaken1]

been seeing previews for this one... pretty certain its a remake but I cant remember the original specifically.
what strikes me the most about this one is Jackie Chan.
not the Jackie Chan we all know and love with his lucky/goofy/badass fighting... but Jackie Chan in a totally serious action film. This intrigues me. I have seen him do a few movies that were more serious but his fighting skills were not really center stage in the movies. This one is a straight up action film along the lines of "Taken" from what I have seen.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1615160/

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[Chaplin]

Really looking forward to this one.

 

[Shaggy]

Looks good.

 

[AZCrazy]

Looks fun. The uninjurable old guy beating 50 guys asses theme is wearing thin though.
If it's not Liam Neeson or Keanu Reeves, it's Denzel Washington or Pierce Brosnan.
Jackie Chan, all the Expendables, etc etc.

 

[Stout]

Looks fun. The uninjurable old guy beating 50 guys asses theme is wearing thin though.
If it's not Liam Neeson or Keanu Reeves, it's Denzel Washington or Pierce Brosnan.
Jackie Chan, all the Expendables, etc etc.

Yeah, this is my problem. Do I want to go see it just to see Jackie Chan go dark? That's intriguing, but it's been done soooooooooooo much. What more can this movie bring to the table?

 

[Brian in Mesa]

The Foreigner

Release date: October 13, 2017
Studio: STXfilms
Director: Martin Campbell
MPAA Rating: R (for violence, language, and some sexual material)
Screenwriter: David Marconi
Genre: Thriller, Action
Website: TheForeignermovie.com| Facebook| Twitter| Instagram

Starring: Jackie Chan, Pierce Brosnan, Ray Fearon, Rory Fleck-Byrne, Stephen Hogan, Michael McElhatton

Plot Summary: "The Foreigner," starring Jackie Chan and Pierce Brosnan, is a timely action thriller from the director of "Casino Royale." The film tells the story of humble London businessman Quan (Chan), whose long-buried past erupts in a revenge-fueled vendetta when the only person left for him to love -- his teenage daughter -- is taken from him in a senseless act of politically-motivated terrorism. In his relentless search for the identity of the terrorists, Quan is forced into a cat-and-mouse conflict with a British government official (Brosnan), whose own past may hold clues to the identities of the elusive killers.

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[Shane]

Really enjoyed this... solid entertainment!!!!

 

[Chaplin]

I liked it too. Although funny enough, the movie could have come to the same conclusion had Jackie Chan and his character not been in it.

Other than that, it was more dramatic and the politics were really interesting and not what I expected. The writing wasn't perfect, but it was pretty tight for an action movie. There were decent resolutions all around, no loose threads.

 

[Brian in Mesa]

Although funny enough, the movie could have come to the same conclusion had Jackie Chan and his character not been in it.

Like Raiders of the Lost Ark without Harrison Ford and his character?

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