 Yes, thank you All right guys, we got Jackie Chan Jackie Chan is back in the theater and I was really looking forward to this movie It's been quite a long time since I've seen him in the theater and I am a big fan So how do he do in the foreigner? Well, my name is Brennan Keith Avery and this is just my opinion All right guys welcome back. Thank you very much for tuning in to my opinion slash review for the foreigner I really do appreciate it before I get into the review. Help your boy out Go ahead and take your mouse or your finger if you're looking on the phone and click that subscribe button Also, click the bell so you can be notified and also give me a thumbs up Let's see if we can get this video to 100 likes now the foreigner is crazy because When you know, I've always been in the movies But when I really really started getting in the movies back in like 2009 2010 I was like watching every trailer every TV spot, etc. But I did not see any trailers for this movie I mean, I heard everybody reacting about it and I saw some TV spots him in there kind of like in the in the Background, you know as I'm just kind of walking by the TV and stuff But you know when I first heard people talking about the trailer. I told myself like I don't want to see any more trailers I'm a martial arts fan. I'm a Jackie Chan fan You know, I want to go into this and you know with somewhat lower expectations Just so I can you know have a good time because like I said in my intro I haven't seen Jackie Chan in the theater in a while and also I haven't seen really a martial arts movie in a theater in a While too, but I just said martial arts and I want to make a note there because this is not a martial arts film There is fighting in it, but there this is not a martial arts film So if you're going to want if you want to see the foreigner and you're going in with those expectations Please pull those expectations back and or throw them away because you will be slightly disappointed I don't want you to be disappointed. I want you to have a good time, but Jackie Chan I mean my goodness gracious. This guy has been in everything. I mean, he's been acting for so long late 60s Early 70s, I believe I think he's like 61 62 years old and he can still back flip off walls And I'll get to that as far as the movie is concerned, but I mean my goodness. I mean, you know, he's done I Can't think of it a police story Rumble in the Bronx You know a drunken master legend of a drunken master Of course rush hour, you know 1911. What else has he done? He's done a mr. Nice guy a police story And if you've seen that movie in the 90s, you know what I'm talking about When one of my favorite movies that he did was back in like I think 73 74 car fearless hyena He was real young and I mean that is some serious kick butt martial arts kung fu kung fu action So if you just want some old-school kind of Shaw Brothers type, you know fighting go check that out I do recommend it, but Jackie Chan is you know, he's the man. I love the guy to death He just seems so nice. He seems so humble. So of course, I was really looking forward to this movie and You know Like I said, this is not a martial arts movie And well, you know, I'll get to that in a second But actually this movie is a it's been directed by Martin Campbell And I don't know if you know who Martin Campbell is but he's worked with Pierce Bros. Number four who also was starring in this movie and You know, they were duo director and actor and golden eye that came out I think in like 95 or 96 and he also they also paired. Well, no, I don't think Martin Campbell Well, no, I think Martin Campbell also did direct Casino Royale and that did not have Pierce Bros. And it had Daniel Craig and I like that movie too. So, you know, I going into this I was like, okay, you know This may be pretty good. I like gold and I like Casino Royale very good movies But then I also realized I remembered that Martin Campbell directed Green Lantern They came out in 2011 and we all know how that movie turned out. It was a You know a piece of crap just you know to say the least or whatever Which is unfortunate because the director was completely oblivious when the film was getting ripped to shreds He's just like, I don't know understand why people don't like it. I mean, we have action We have a good actor. Well, we think we have a good script. I mean, he seems like a genuinely nice guy I remember listening to that interview back in 2010 You know, I remember I got the interview from collider.com Which is now owned by complex unfortunately because anyway He's a nice guy and Martin Campbell director and I was just like, you know, man, he's a part of the foreigner I don't know how this is gonna turn out because the What is that the Green Lantern was so bad that he hasn't directed a movie since and that was six years ago He's done a couple of TV movies But I guess no one wanted to give him, you know hundreds of millions of dollars or millions of dollars at that to Have a crap in the theaters again But, you know, he did do the foreigner and you know, of course, I don't want to spoil anything for you now But I will I will talk about that that's what's the end of the review But the foreigner what it is about is Jackie Chan Is a man that has a daughter and of course he loves his daughter and this one they're out living a life Just trying to have a normal day a bomb goes off and his daughter Unfortunately dies and he's distraught. He's upset and he wants revenge And of course you can relate to that. I mean you really can I mean, I don't have any children I don't have a son or a daughter But you know, if someone close to me not only died but got blown away, you know, like such a cowardly terrorist attack I might be pretty pissed off and want to bust some heads off So immediately you are already on board with Jackie Chan as soon as this movie starts But I'm going to talk about something that I did not like about the beginning And that is is how you get to relate to Jackie Chan because admittedly you he just seems like such a warm loving heart, you know, excuse me a very Warm loving father to his daughter But when the crap his to fan and his daughter passes away I didn't think the film did a great job or the direction by Martin Campbell portraying how frustrated and upset and distraught Jackie Chan was in the moment of tragedy They really did not show him, you know, scream out an anger or mourn, you know I mean, that's just I mean, that's just really something that the director took away from the audience was that reaction You know of seeing his daughter being blown to bits I mean, it was kind of it is at the very beginning of the movie and it kind of Traditions out of that scene and came back a little abruptly and I really didn't like that I kind of just kind of turn my head to the side like wow They could have did that a lot better and yes later on in the movie We did get to see how upset and troubled Jackie Chan was and I'm not gonna try to pronounce his Movie name in here because I just can't pronounce it But you know, that is something that I noticed early on in the film that they could have done a little bit better This movie is also being described as an action thriller And I don't agree with those At all because to be honest with you even you know I will say at least the film is at least entertaining of course I'll give my reading at the end but there really isn't that much action and there really isn't like a thrill either I there there was no point to I was like, oh my gosh get away. You're you know, like, you know Whatever, I just wasn't thinking that way. There was just no I don't want to say there was just no sense of urgency But I really didn't feel like there was a sense of danger throughout the whole movie I mean, I kind of felt that Jackie Chan would always win He would escape there was not a point to why was like, oh my gosh, Jackie What are you gonna do? How are you gonna get out of this situation? You know, I'm it just I never had that feeling this whole time and doing those times where I should have those feelings I was laughing instead Laughing because the move was funny there, you know Jackie Chan's character is and I want to come I want to compare this to a lot of films Let's move the foreigner. It is a revenge film. It is a revenge plot Something happened bad to a person and of course they want revenge The first movie that popped in my mind while I was watching this movie and as I'm talking to you now was John Wick Of course, John Wick wants revenge too And I don't want to compare those films because the tones are completely different But I'm still going to compare them and the reason why is is John Wick Even before his dog was killed and he just went crazy and wanted to go back to his past life of a known Assassin before that you knew that John Wick had some skills You knew that he was an assassin you knew that he can kick but he just looked the part That is not the case with Jackie Chan's role in this movie and I like that a lot I mean because he just seems like just just a man that just you know A normal family man that goes to work picks his daughters up for school goes a soccer practice You know wants to bake a cake on the weekends and just like hey, you know, I'm just an innocent little guy with a family I'm not over the top. I'm not all spectacles and dowses and glitter everywhere and I'm not some super swole guy I'm working out in the gym. It's nothing like that. He just seems like a normal Plain Jane guy that just you know does the normal bits of life every day like all of us And I really did like that and that helped me as an audience member relate to his character more and sympathize With him in his moment of tragedy. I couldn't relate to John Wick at all I'm not some master assassin with guns everywhere and etc So even though I mean those movies are completely different There is some similarities as far as they're both being a revenge plot But while I did love John Wick as far as him always been portrayed as assassin I still really did love when I love I still really did like a lot the foreigner and their portrayal of Jackie Chan's role and him just trying to be a you know a loving father But of course what was what was funny in the movie while this is an action thriller was just how patient He was when he was trying to get answers because there is a known. There's a politician by you know Played by Pierce Brosnan and he goes on TV and he talks about the bombing But Jackie you you find out that Jackie Chan is this not so normal guy that he has a past And I don't even want to say a dark past because if I say dark past That kind of feels like he was in a driver seat He just has a past that was dark about a bunch of boy crap that happened to him But as he's watching this politician and I promise you I'm not spoiling the movie I promise you as he's watching this politician, you know on TV He's like you know what I feel that that guy can get answers You know I've tried to do this the legal way the justice way and I'm not getting what I want These are terrorists they need to be brought you know in and punished or whatever He's trying to do that through the normal legal channels But you know he's not getting anywhere you know and of course he's not patient and know who would be patient I mean if you lose your daughter you want the bad guys to be caught just like that So when he sees Pierce Brosnan on TV, you know That's who he wants to go to and that is the premise of the movie and I'm not gonna say anymore because I don't want to spoil It for you and I didn't spoil anything here now the movie can be divided into two sections You can have the Jackie Chan Part over here where he's doing his Jackie Chan things and Investigating and studying this and studying that with sprinkles of action everywhere, but then you have this political Drama with excessive dialogue with a bunch of irish men that don't have the best iris accents They try to bounce back and forth between those two and Sometime they do meld together quite well, but at other times. I'm like, okay guys. I really don't care about this story I barely can understand what you're saying and You know the dialogue that is going on between these characters is kind of hard to follow You don't know who is who you don't know who to trust and of course You're not supposed to know who to trust towards the end of the movie, but it's just too much I mean I want to have my people that I'm with and that I'm rooting for and of course You know, I want to have those people that you know, I'm against or I'm not too sure of but it was just too much Of that but going back to Jackie Chan or whatever, you know the little bit of action that he did portray on screen was great You know, this is not like I said, this is not an action movie and in my opinion This is not a martial arts movie. Definitely, you know, there's maybe three scenes Maybe four total of action and that was very brief, you know, but I liked that I mean in real life Jackie Chan is you know a hard badass martial artist I mean the dude is like Cole, but you wouldn't know that because he's so humble But I mean like if rest in peace Bruce Lee, but if Bruce Lee was still alive today And Jackie Chan and Bruce Lee would have fight Hands down 100% my money will go to Bruce Lee. I know that may piss off a lot of you And I ran and you know, what are you talking about if you want to have a debate? Hey, leave a comment We can have a debate and I can list some facts and receipts and etc But I say all that to say is as far as the action and a little bit of martial arts in this movie Like that Jackie Chan, even though we know he knows martial arts He does not playing the role of a just grand master martial artist He's just playing a role of somebody that can fight I won't say why he can fight You just have to see the movie and that's great And like one thing that I always like about Jackie Chan movies is that in his like usually in martial art fighting movie The the protagonist the hero the good guy. He's always Flawless like he never really gets beat up. He just goes to just kind of like Just beating up everybody and it's just with ease until like the final boss level 10 at the end of the movie Jackie Chan movies are not like that. He gets beat it while he does beat people up He does get beat up in his movies as well. And that is exactly the same of what we got here Yeah, he was able to whip on some people But he also kind of got stabbed and shot and beat on a little bit too And I just like that and it just makes his character feel more human Instead of like some just terminal assassin that can just beat everybody And that's just another great way that you can you know relate to his character And as he's trying to investigate and go through the movie and go throughout the movie in the plot and story And just kind of find out what's going on little by little about little He just peels back layers of this character and you just kind of see how raw this guy is At first it's like, okay, man, you know, where did you learn that trick? You know, maybe you got that offer you a youtube video or google and I'm exaggerating a little bit But as the story progresses on you you just see more and more like man This dude really does have skills like who was this guy way back in the day I mean, where did he come from and like who taught him, you know, this stuff is kind of amazing But that's kind of a gripe about the film because they barely touched on that They barely touched on his background They kind of gave a lot a line of dialogue or two in the first act towards the beginning of the film Like where he's from and then they kind of gave a flashback scene of a tragedy that happened to him a while ago But you know, they didn't really delve into too much of where he came from I mean that could have possibly been done on purpose and some people may appreciate that because sometimes mystery is better And sometimes less is more So, I mean in that front if that's what you like, that's what you like But for me when I was watching the idea kind of want to see a little bit more from his background And what he was all about But Jackie Chan's role was great as a character. Um, you know, I did appreciate it Pierce Brosnan was pretty good too other than his irish accent And the action was good too when it was on screen, but it was just kind of sprinkled in and out everywhere But you know, and it's not I don't have a problem with the plot of the film or the story of the film Just kind of where the film focused and I just feel that it focused too much on You know these rogue agencies and government and this you know Sect over here and this cult over here and you know them and the ira and the worthy enthusiastic ira and You know, it was you betrayed it. So you your group betrayed. I don't even know who groups are I mean, they keep jumping back and forth from different town to different town showing you subtitles trying to let you know What the location is. I mean, I was kind of getting some of the characters mixed up I mean, I understood as I was walking out the theater, but as I was watching I was just kind of like, you know, what? I wish I was seeing something else. I wish I was seeing Jackie Chan right now And you know, he would pop back on screen periodically and when he did it was great You know, but uh, and it could have possibly been my expectations as well You know, because I kind of did go into this like, yeah I want to see Jackie Chan kick a lot of butt or whatever and even like I said this two or three times already Yes, he did kick butt, but I wish he could have kicked a lot more, but um But overall guys the film is entertaining I don't want to just sit here and say that there were parts that were boring because there was not But it was just, you know, uh, it was a good film But it could have been a lot better in my opinion, but I still enjoyed it and I think you will too Um, you know, you don't have to go pay 12 dollars to see it But you know, I do think it's definitely worth you singing a theater Especially if you already wanted to see this movie and before I give my rating I just want to try to see if there's one more thing that I can talk about because I feel like There is something that I'm leaving out, but, um Actually, I do remember something just actually the plot itself It just kind of did get a little convoluted towards the end and there was A notion that came over me to I was kind of like, you know Uh, what was the point of all this? And you know, it revealed my it revealed itself But at the same time as far as sitting in a theater and trying to enjoy it, you know Smoothly there are a lot of questions that you're probably going to ask yourself that you may get an answer later Or you may not but I still enjoy the film if I had to rate the foreigner out of a 1 out of 10 I would rate it a 7.5 out of 10. Yes a 7.5 out of 10 But guys, that's just my opinion. What did you think of the foreigner or have you seen it? Do you want to see it? Do you not want to see it? How about turned you on how about turned you off? Do you agree with me or do you disagree with me? 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