screen |skr_n| |skrin| |skri_n| noun • a blank, typically white or silver surface on which a photographic image is projected : the world's largest movie screen • movies or television; the motion-picture industry : she's a star of the stage as well as the screen. verb [ trans. ] • protect (someone) from something dangerous or unpleasant • evaluate or analyze (something) for its suitability for a particular purpose or application


Tuesday, April 25, 2023

Ghosted

In a gender role reversal, or an upturn of True Lies, the badass spy is the woman and the screaming passenger/sidekick is the dude. The title and marketing of this movie was sloppy. The “ghosted” part of the story represents about  .01% of the concept. But efforts to deconstruct action movie tropes are funny and welcome, especially a bit in the middle riffing on stunt casting notorious assassins, their badass nicknames, and their unwillingness to see when they’re a target. This barnburner has the emotional weight of a dandelion leaf. But there’s plenty of action-movie eye-candy and a couple of big laughs.

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