Director Ric Roman Waugh is no stranger to action movies starring Gerard Butler . Kandahar is the duo’s third film together, and they have continued making serviceable action flicks for a little over half a decade now. Butler seems to have settled into his role as an action movie star, whether it's in theaters or on demand. The result is a career that has perhaps not lived up to the promise of 300 but has certainly stayed relevant longer than the average career that took off in 2007.
Butler has one of the most fascinating careers in Hollywood. His willingness to be in popcorn fodder but still anchor the Olympus Has Fallen franchise is admirable. Butler doesn’t bring anything to the role of Tom Harris that another actor couldn’t have, but the inverse is also true. Either Kandahar would not have been made or it would have been worse without his presence. In the grand scheme of Butler’s filmography, Kandahar is a step above Geostorm but well below Den of Thieves.
The performances in Kandahar are all engaging, and even the supporting cast is filled out with actors that make the composition of the film complete. Specifically, the two opposing agents who are the cat to Butler's mouse are crushing it in every scene they are in. Bahador Foladi portrays the straight-laced but ultimately corrupt government official and Ali Fazal plays the rogue with a heart of gold.
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