Netflix’s derivative franchise hopeful is a spy thriller with ample spying but few thrills.
) in the same year, is railroaded by his personality-free material.
Sadly, the mediocrity extends to the action, which lacks oomph, interest and a propulsive sense of fun. Stunt choreography fails to provide awe and amazement, due partially to its raggedy editing and close-up framing. From the car pursuit in Lisbon to skydiving onto and off of a blimp in West Africa, these sequences are predictable and perfunctory, rather than ingenious and imaginative.
There’s a certain sense of irony about a plot hinging on a computer that uses algorithms to predict what people will do, given this is from a studio that uses algorithms to predict what people will like. And it seems the filmmakers are smartly hiding this—blessedly pushing back against this soulless style of creative decision making—in the underlying commentary showing the heroine triumphing whenever she’s guided by her heart rather than the analytics when assessing her options.
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