I had only briefly seen a short trailer for The Foreigner, but it is a Jackie Chan movie so I will see it regardless, and Pierce Brosnan is such a great actor so I just begun waiting for the right moment to watch it.
Prior to watching the movie tonight I had read no reviews, nor had I watched the trailer again because I prefer to see a movie with as little as possible spoilers - and the brief trailer I saw seemed like a serious thriller so I was really excited!
The movie begins with the most tragic story one can experience - the death of a child, and in this case from an IRA bombing, killing innocent people. I soon realised that this wasn't going to be a normal Jackie Chan movie and it really sucked me in as a viewer with suspense, drama, intrigues and the vengeance made with precision and great acting! The story really depicts the conflict between IRA and the British and I felt it was very well written, based on facts - not fiction.
Here Jackie Chan was able to show what a fantastic actor he is, not just jump-kicking his way through every scene but top level stage acting! Major goosebumps throughout the almost two hours for sure! This is easily the best acting Jackie Chan has ever done and I hope he gets to play more deep acting roles in the future because this was magical!
Pierce Brosnan plays an IRA leader turned politician and his performance is absolutely on par with Jackie Chan - spot on, dramatic, energetic and with precision! Using his Irish heritage (he was born in Ireland) means he can deliver an Northern Irish accent that's very accurate. Best acting I've seen from Pierce Brosnan!
I'm not going to spoil anything else for you by going on any further but this movie was easily the best I've seen so far in 2018 - and probably the best one I've seen in a very long time! I might even go so far to say that this is amongst the best drama/thrillers I've seen in my life!
There are no computer generated special effects in this movie, only great acting, directing and camerawork! It's easily the Jackie Chan movie with the least fighting scenes - but the few ones in it are beautifully made and realistic.
There are many very strong supporting actors too in The Foreigner and I honestly can't say anything less about a single one of them - all superb acting! Whoever did the casting did a fantastic job.
It's anything but a Hollywood movie and if this movie doesn't win a load of awards it's only because it isn't made in Hollywood... Jackie Chan is so good that I wouldn't be surprised if he'd be nominated for an Oscar for this performance?! That's how good it is!
Giving a movie a score of 10 isn't something you do lightly because that's the score of the best movie ever made, but for me it was such a story, made with such precision and quality, that I simply have to give it the highest score.
If you only like Jackie Chan's more comical movies then this isn't what you expect, but it's such a great drama/action/thriller that it should appeal to anyone that appreciates quality movies. I can promise you that you won't regret watching it!
It's directed by Martin Campbell who's made great movies like GoldenEye, The Mask of Zorro and Casino Royale in the past, and now this! Thank you for making this fantastic movie - and one with one of the best endings I've ever seen in a movie!
TL;DR Best movie in years - just go and watch it!
The movie begins with the most tragic story one can experience - the death of a child, and in this case from an IRA bombing, killing innocent people. I soon realised that this wasn't going to be a normal Jackie Chan movie and it really sucked me in as a viewer with suspense, drama, intrigues and the vengeance made with precision and great acting! The story really depicts the conflict between IRA and the British and I felt it was very well written, based on facts - not fiction.
Here Jackie Chan was able to show what a fantastic actor he is, not just jump-kicking his way through every scene but top level stage acting! Major goosebumps throughout the almost two hours for sure! This is easily the best acting Jackie Chan has ever done and I hope he gets to play more deep acting roles in the future because this was magical!
Pierce Brosnan plays an IRA leader turned politician and his performance is absolutely on par with Jackie Chan - spot on, dramatic, energetic and with precision! Using his Irish heritage (he was born in Ireland) means he can deliver an Northern Irish accent that's very accurate. Best acting I've seen from Pierce Brosnan!
I'm not going to spoil anything else for you by going on any further but this movie was easily the best I've seen so far in 2018 - and probably the best one I've seen in a very long time! I might even go so far to say that this is amongst the best drama/thrillers I've seen in my life!
There are no computer generated special effects in this movie, only great acting, directing and camerawork! It's easily the Jackie Chan movie with the least fighting scenes - but the few ones in it are beautifully made and realistic.
There are many very strong supporting actors too in The Foreigner and I honestly can't say anything less about a single one of them - all superb acting! Whoever did the casting did a fantastic job.
It's anything but a Hollywood movie and if this movie doesn't win a load of awards it's only because it isn't made in Hollywood... Jackie Chan is so good that I wouldn't be surprised if he'd be nominated for an Oscar for this performance?! That's how good it is!
Giving a movie a score of 10 isn't something you do lightly because that's the score of the best movie ever made, but for me it was such a story, made with such precision and quality, that I simply have to give it the highest score.
If you only like Jackie Chan's more comical movies then this isn't what you expect, but it's such a great drama/action/thriller that it should appeal to anyone that appreciates quality movies. I can promise you that you won't regret watching it!
It's directed by Martin Campbell who's made great movies like GoldenEye, The Mask of Zorro and Casino Royale in the past, and now this! Thank you for making this fantastic movie - and one with one of the best endings I've ever seen in a movie!
TL;DR Best movie in years - just go and watch it!