Review of Mercenary

Mercenary (I) (2016)
7/10
Decent movie, but tons of dumb plot holes
2 January 2020
Actually watched all the way through, but there were a ton of plot holes that made me scratch my head. Soane is sent to France by Abraham because he thinks he could be a big rugby star, but the deal is that he gets 10% of his salary. He gets to France but is told by the team rep/talent recruiter that he's too small and tries to send him back. Abraham yells at him and orders him back home and says he will have to pay, which is bogus because he unwisely sent someone the team didn't want, wasting his money and their time. Soane decides otherwise and stays and we discover Soane is a hot commodity now? What, okkkk...

I felt like the film was a good watch, great cinematography and storytelling, but man, the plot holes were just nuts. Also, some scenes were bewildering, like the dad who didn't want his son to...go overseas, make a lot of money and send it back? Wut? Also, Abraham is at the family's home in Noumea and looks out at a gorgeous bay/inlet, whatever and basically calls it a dump when there's probalby all sorts of people in Australia, Europe or North America, China, that would pay a fortune for a property with that view, lol.

Leave your common sense at the door when watching this and it's a better movie. That's all.
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