Now normally these kind of things are reserved for complaining about a bad film or film that just missed the mark.
This time it's different, this time I watched a movie I expected to be 'meh' about at most, the usual brainless schlock affair that Dwayne Johnson stars in but...
...I actually really enjoyed the movie, a lot more than I thought I would. The setup and the storyline is perhaps one of the oldest there is, the quest for revenge but it was surprisingly well told. It wasn't the action schlock I thought it was going to be, infact the one fight scene in the movie is remarkably short and remarkably brutal, the violence is never really glorified.
So hats off to you Tony and Joe Gayton, your script rose well above what I expected and congradulations to you too George Tillman Jr, the movie was very well directed.
Much like my other surprise hit of last year (Splinter), it stems from the fact that every single character in it is human, they're not stereotypes but quite broad characters that have a backstory usually just hinted at rather than spelled out.
Watching this after watching Fast and Furious 5, which IS enjoyable but brainless, Faster took me by surprise.
Now it didn't get a theatrical release over here in the UK, which is kind of a shame, I know its probably not the kind of film most 'Rock' fans would go and see but it's definitely one of his better movies, if not one of his best.
So, I fully recommend it. While this type of story has been slightly better told in Man on Fire (one of my top 10 films of all time) it is still damn fine film none the less.
Now normally these kind of things are reserved for complaining about a bad film or film that just missed the mark.
This time it's different, this time I watched a movie I expected to be 'meh' about at most, the usual brainless schlock affair that Dwayne Johnson stars in but...
...I actually really enjoyed the movie, a lot more than I thought I would. The setup and the storyline is perhaps one of the oldest there is, the quest for revenge but it was surprisingly well told. It wasn't the action schlock I thought it was going to be, infact the one fight scene in the movie is remarkably short and remarkably brutal, the violence is never really glorified.
So hats off to you Tony and Joe Gayton, your script rose well above what I expected and congradulations to you too George Tillman Jr, the movie was very well directed.
Much like my other surprise hit of last year (Splinter), it stems from the fact that every single character in it is human, they're not stereotypes but quite broad characters that have a backstory usually just hinted at rather than spelled out.
Watching this after watching Fast and Furious 5, which IS enjoyable but brainless, Faster took me by surprise.
Now it didn't get a theatrical release over here in the UK, which is kind of a shame, I know its probably not the kind of film most 'Rock' fans would go and see but it's definitely one of his better movies, if not one of his best.
So, I fully recommend it. While this type of story has been slightly better told in Man on Fire (one of my top 10 films of all time) it is still damn fine film none the less.
Badge Earned: Wing Clipper
A real showstopper!