The Gray Man - Gosling and Evans Netflix

[tchookem 3900]

Is Emma Stone in this movie? Are they allowed to make films without each other?

It's got Ana deArmas... they've been in other movies together as well.

That's ove helluva side piece.

[Bateshorn 9910]

1. Ana De Armas is blindingly hot. 

2. The action sequences are plenty of fun.

3. It’s 20 minutes too long.

4. Chris Evans mustache is very entertaining.

perfect fuck around on your phone couch drunk movie. 

[Fud 9547]

 

[Gene Parmesan 3993]

I thought it was solid, but I generally judge netflix movies on a different scale than a theatre movie.  I would have been disappointed had I dropped 20+ bucks and saw this in the theatre, and with that budget this probably would be closer to a bust than a success.  Hell it may be closer to a bust than a success for netflix as well.  Evans was great, but Gosling was kind of boring.  With a generic plot, I think they could have went for more comedy from Gosling.

[APMP 686]

 

Not directed at the poster, but looks like The Ringer could use better editing...or maybe all Indian actors look the same to the author and editor. You'd think they'd get the name right of the actor that allegedly "gives the best performance in the movie."

[Fud 9547]

5 minutes ago, APMP said:

20 minutes ago, Fud said:

 

Not directed at the poster, but looks like The Ringer could use better editing...or maybe all Indian actors look the same to the author and editor. You'd think they'd get the name right of the actor that allegedly "gives the best performance in the movie."

Oops 

[RomaVicta 29832]

21 minutes ago, Gene Parmesan said:

I think they could have went for more comedy from Gosling.

The comedy they created was pretty lame. I don't think that creative team could have improved the movie by inserting more of their limited wit.

We have a brother team that is a cunt hair above Michael Bay. Yay Hollywood studios!

Apropos of nothing: I'm rewatching Narcos and don't remember if Gray Man has the same bad guys. Anyway, if you're a guard upstairs and there's shooting going on downstairs, don't just run down the stairs like you're going to dinner. You'll just end up getting shot, smacking the wall then rolling down the steps into a heap. 

Always keep your weapon ready and move with caution. Same rules apply if you're running from another room. We admire your courage for running towards the danger as fast as you can, but you're pretty useless when you bumble out into the open and look around. Proceed with caution. Peep around the corner or just wait in ambush. With. Your. Gun. Ready.

[Scary Stranger 1713]

Good points. We were also laughing at the Prague cops that were throwing themselves out from behind their cover to be mowed down in seconds. Over and over again.

[zman13 178]

Movie would have been much better if there was less talking by everyone (except Chris Evans) and more action. 

[4th&Five 41474]

 

[Mdhorn 5927]

11 hours ago, Scary Stranger said:

Good points. We were also laughing at the Prague cops that were throwing themselves out from behind their cover to be mowed down in seconds. Over and over again.

The movie is a multitude of explosions and shell casings.  Unfortunately, so is the script.  Lots of questions but I don't really care about the answers.  

Going to catch up on The Old Man on Hulu. 

Edited July 27, 2022 by Mdhorn

[Sam Lin 3543]

On 7/25/2022 at 11:44 AM, 52-80 said:

Big diff here is they dont incur much of the traditional post-completion costs of distribution and marketing. Movie goes straight to their servers. Done. 

And don't underestimate this. On a "traditional" theater movie, distrib/marketing makes up over half of the costs. That always seems insane to me. Majority of the costs of a conventional movie are not spent in MAKING the damn movie.

Edited July 27, 2022 by Sam Lin
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[Neonmoon 38127]

Hope the spin off film leans Lloyd 

 

[thrillhammer 683]

19 hours ago, zman13 said:

Movie would have been much better if there was less talking by everyone (except Chris Evans) and more action. 

i actually enjoyed the dialog.  good report and wit between gosling and ana, and gosling and evans.  i thought all that was well written.  might be the first time i've liked billy bob in a role also.  for once i didnt feel like he was acting, or overacting.  the action scenes were mostly dumb, imho.  some of the cgi even cheesy.

my biggest problem with the movie is the actual premise itself.  totally implausible.  there are a million murderers in the prison system, and they're going to come to this guy and say we'll let you out if you join the cia?  come on.  

 

[Pato del Muerto 52382]

Did billy bob look like a skinny Bruce McGill to anyone else?

[A-Tex Devil 2445]

So even before the press release there was clearly going to be a sequel.  Whoever the boss of the main CIA guy and gal is kept getting mentioned, but they didn't show him.  Also, I presume the "asset" was more than just a mcguffin given it actually showed some of the video.  In any event good movie that simultaneously was 15 minutes too long and ended abruptly.

[Neonmoon 38127]

4 hours ago, thrillhammer said:

might be the first time i've liked billy bob in a role also.

[Kennythetiger 9355]

4 hours ago, thrillhammer said:

 might be the first time i've liked billy bob in a role also.  for once i didnt feel like he was acting, or overacting. 

 

For a man that don’t go heeled you run your mouth kind of reckless.   

[Amos Moses 795]

57 minutes ago, Kennythetiger said:

For a man that don’t go heeled you run your mouth kind of reckless.   

No need to go heeled to get the bulge on a tub like you.

[Brew 3049]

5 hours ago, thrillhammer said:

my biggest problem with the movie is the actual premise itself.  totally implausible.  there are a million murderers in the prison system, and they're going to come to this guy and say we'll let you out if you join the cia?  come on.  

 

Books get into it further, but his father was a SWAT trainer and ran a training academy that both sons worked in and ran training in. It wasn’t a random encounter with an inmate.

[kingkoopa6 8330]

oh shyt, we got books?

hell yea.. amazon here i come 

[Mrs Whiggins 13049]

15 hours ago, Mdhorn said:

The movie is a multitude of explosions and shell casings. 

 

6 hours ago, thrillhammer said:

i actually enjoyed the dialog.  good report and wit between gosling and ana, and gosling and evans.  i thought all that was well written.  might be the first time i've liked billy bob in a role also.  for once i didnt feel like he was acting, or overacting.  the action scenes were mostly dumb, imho.  some of the cgi even cheesy.

my biggest problem with the movie is the actual premise itself.  totally implausible.  there are a million murderers in the prison system, and they're going to come to this guy and say we'll let you out if you join the cia?  come on.  

 

I kind of brought this up on the other Gray Man thread which dropped down a page or two. I can understand that some viewers want or like a lot of boom boom action, but sometimes it's a little too extraneous for me. For example, Hacksaw Ridge, the WWII bio epic--thought the battle scenes were just the right amount and they supported the story. It was large, it was noisy, it was horrific and yet Doss did what few would attempt to do. But don't display a bunch of buildings and cars going airborne unless it's like Free Guy and the main character is watching his entire world disappear as he races to the beach.

But when the plot, dialogue and characters dovetail with just enough information to keep viewers interested (even if I'm still guessing at outcomes), then that is a good thing. I expect that is a lot harder than it seems, but I would like to see Netflix fund some more of the independent writers/movies and take some chances with those, even if they have to pay a little more for an A list cast, don't worry about the marketing. Use social and email like they already do and get some new material in front of viewers.

[52-80 19126]

8 hours ago, thrillhammer said:

 might be the first time i've liked billy bob in a role also. 

 

 

[Brew 3049]

3 hours ago, kingkoopa6 said:

oh shyt, we got books?

hell yea.. amazon here i come 

The books are worth a read if you like this genre. There are some other similar writers, but Greaney does a good job.

[BevoFlyer 15]

10 hours ago, Neonmoon said:

Hope the spin off film leans Lloyd 

 

Agree. I'd like to know more about Lloyd's backstory. Hopefully they bring in better writers for the sequel and spin off. 

[kingkoopa6 8330]

 

[Mrs Whiggins 13049]

Slightly off topic, but I have to say that Gosling has had quite a list of pretty ladies with which he's acted:

in no particular order and spoilered for length:

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Michelle Williams

Rachel McAdams:

Emma Stone:

Carey Mulligan:

Cate Blanchett:

Margot Robbie (the upcoming Barbie movie):

Eva Mendes (his significant other):

I'm sure I'm forgetting/leaving some actresses off, and I didn't list Ana de Armas since she has already been posted here, but that is quite a list right there.

 

[Buzzrock 14881]

1. Ana De Armas is blindingly hot. 

2. The action sequences are plenty of fun.
3. It’s 20 minutes too long.
4. Chris Evans mustache is very entertaining.
perfect fuck around on your phone couch drunk movie. 

Gosling has now been in multiple movies with peak AdA. Lucky bastard. I hope he did his best to close that.

[kingkoopa6 8330]

2 hours ago, Buzzrock said:

Gosling has now been in multiple movies with peak AdA. Lucky bastard. I hope he did his best to close that.

He a dad with Mendes 

[jeevsie 3725]

17 hours ago, Brew said:

Books get into it further, but his father was a SWAT trainer and ran a training academy that both sons worked in and ran training in. It wasn’t a random encounter with an inmate.

Bookfag 

[52-80 19126]

9 hours ago, Mrs Whiggins said:

Slightly off topic, but I have to say that Gosling has had quite a list of pretty ladies with which he's acted:

in no particular order and spoilered for length:

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Michelle Williams

Rachel McAdams:

Emma Stone:

Carey Mulligan:

Cate Blanchett:

Margot Robbie (the upcoming Barbie movie):

Eva Mendes (his significant other):

I'm sure I'm forgetting/leaving some actresses off, and I didn't list Ana de Armas since she has already been posted here, but that is quite a list right there.

 

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[BHMCruiser 1813]

1 hour ago, 52-80 said:

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[Brew 3049]

8 minutes ago, BHMCruiser said:

This list is insane

I tried the randy method and the jt method and both lists sucked.

[Scary Stranger 1713]

Whatever happened to JT?

[huge 3789]

10 minutes ago, Scary Stranger said:

Whatever happened to JT?

He's still around quietly judging from the shadows...

[F250 28727]

On 7/25/2022 at 8:14 PM, Bateshorn said:

1. Ana De Armas is blindingly hot. 

2. The action sequences are plenty of fun.

3. It’s 20 minutes too long.

4. Chris Evans mustache is very entertaining.

perfect fuck around on your phone couch drunk movie. 

Perfect summation. Get a buzz enjoy the action scenes and stay for Ana De Armas.

 

[LCHorn 2589]

I found it boring and that the failure to establish a sympathetic protagonist in the first act left it mostly suspense-less and inert.  I *think* what they were trying to do is to tell a genre story with a little narrative creativity but it didn’t work.  Bourne begins with the loss of memory; you don’t start out with the assassination for a reason.  
 

[speed817 19160]

I have 40 minutes left with this movie.  It is so fucking ridiculous and stupid that I don't think I can finish it.....

[BERT 4357]

On 7/28/2022 at 7:07 AM, 52-80 said:

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You should never do this ever again. Thanks in advance 

[Buzzrock 14881]

Ridiculous, over the top, silly, at times stupid, I loved it. 
 

I’m really glad that there have been some straight action movies lately that didn’t feel the need to lecture me about anything. Top Gun, Ambulance, Terminal List (yeah yeah not a movie), Gray Man. There nothing wrong with just making movies that are fun. 
 

Can’t wait for Wick 4. 

[Scary Stranger 1713]

Ridiculous, over the top, silly, at times stupid, I loved it. 
 
I’m really glad that there have been some straight action movies lately that didn’t feel the need to lecture me about anything. Top Gun, Ambulance, Terminal List (yeah yeah not a movie), Gray Man. There nothing wrong with just making movies that are fun. 
 
Can’t wait for Wick 4. 

Wait. Was Ambulance actually good? Looked like a shit pile to me so I passed.

[HornOnTheBayou 8881]

2 hours ago, Buzzrock said:

Ridiculous, over the top, silly, at times stupid, I loved it. 
 

I’m really glad that there have been some straight action movies lately that didn’t feel the need to lecture me about anything.

I know, right? It's really hard to find an action movie that markets to middle-age white guys. I just feel like Hollywood is missing out on a key demographic.

[kilroydos 267]

2 hours ago, Scary Stranger said:

Wait. Was Ambulance actually good? Looked like a shit pile to me so I passed.

If you've ever felt cheated when a chase scene could have had the camera fly up a building and down the other side, Ambulance has got what you need.

[Buzzrock 14881]

Wait. Was Ambulance actually good? Looked like a shit pile to me so I passed.

It’s terrible. I loved it.

I know, right? It's really hard to find an action movie that markets to middle-age white guys. I just feel like Hollywood is missing out on a key demographic.

Up top bro!

[Buzzrock 14881]

13 hours ago, kilroydos said:

If you've ever felt cheated when a chase scene could have had the camera fly up a building and down the other side, Ambulance has got what you need.

Michael Bay definitely discovered drone cameras before this one. 

[Augustus 3061]

I admit it was awful.

And I enjoyed it.

[The Original Greaser Bob 2803]

Moronic and fun.

[Vegas64 669]

I liked it a lot. Chris Evans was hilarious as a caricature and the premise and plot was absurd, but aren’t most Bond movies?

The Bridgerton guy was the weakest link— nobody watching this believed that sissy boy was a power player.

The Tamil friend was awesome (got RRR vibes— Tollywood having a moment on Netflix)

The last fight scene was awesome. When Chris Evans punched Goslin’s top of his noggin with his JPP fireworks hand I laughed out loud.

[utee94 15747]

Fun movie, 7/10, would watch again.

[wild_turkey 3154]

Just watched this and it was so horrifically bad it might be enough for me to cancel Netflix.

The scene in the square when Gosling is handcuffed to a bench and 30 bad guys with assault rifles and rocket launchers surround him, but they don’t manage to kill him because they are busy playing GTA with oncoming cops and civilians. Wtf?! Did a 13 year old kid write this?

I get turning your brain off for a popcorn action flick, but this would require a complete lobotomy. It makes the average Michael Bay movie look intelligent. Bad Boys 2 is Casablanca compared to this.