There's clearly some potential to "The Gunman" due to having a great action director at the helm, a great cast and some awesome fight scenes but, sadly, the potential is never truly reached.
The film is a long way from being terrible and the movie is very entertaining at parts but it is hampered by a story and plot that is way too familiar and predictable, a character attribute in our protagonist that just reeks of being a bad plot device, a truly unsatisfying ending and roles that were just too small for some of the films bigger and more talented stars. I was hoping this film would be a lot better but, as it stands, it's not too terrible. It's serviceable but it's clear that this film could have been something more.
The film is a long way from being terrible and the movie is very entertaining at parts but it is hampered by a story and plot that is way too familiar and predictable, a character attribute in our protagonist that just reeks of being a bad plot device, a truly unsatisfying ending and roles that were just too small for some of the films bigger and more talented stars. I was hoping this film would be a lot better but, as it stands, it's not too terrible. It's serviceable but it's clear that this film could have been something more.