The Gray Man

What can I say about The Gray Man that hasn’t already been said about jumping out of a plane without a parachute? It’s an adrenaline rush, but you may not be happy with the ending.

In a nut shell, there’s a government program that offers to commute a prisoner’s life sentence if they agree to work for the CIA. If I’m ever facing life in prison, I definitely want this offer. Except, I don’t want to do anything dangerous. Maybe there’s like a nice kitchen staff position at the Langley chow hall, or a receptionist job where I can plan holiday lunches for the operatives or something. You know, like a Secret Santa but we can name it something spy-related like Classified Santa.

Anyways, I did enjoy the film. The plot was nothing unique, but with this type of movie I can often give that a pass as long as the action is entertaining and this was. There was some great choreography, good gun play and there was a rescue scene where he gives the hostage earplugs. I really appreciated that small detail. I often think “how can these people still hear?” and they take a few seconds to address that. Sure they should be dead 7 times over, but at least I won’t ponder why their tympanic membrane is still in tact.

In the end, this gets the wait for streaming rating. It’s fun to watch, but I don’t think it’s something we’ll be talking about 20 years from now. Unlike this year’s Ugly Sweater Christmas Party at the CIA safe house where I plan to make all the military contractors my famous chocolate chip cookies (the secret ingredient is nutmeg).

My rating:

🛶= wait for streaming