The movie had the makings for a solid film. Jason Momoa played a decent role but the whole movie was brought down by just the complete lack of sense in any action scene. At first I thought it was a little odd but by the end of the movie I was yelling at my TV in vain hope that I could talk some sense into the protagonist! The movie plot was straight forward where the bad guys try and kill the one bad ass main character because he unknowingly came across their evil plan. I enjoyed the movie in between every fighting scene. So so so many times I was yelling for to protagonist to pick up the gun laying at your feet and shoot your attacker! Not once did any of the protagonists feel the urge to pick up any weapon that was practically thrown at their feet. Every single antagonists also felt the urge to use their weapon as a primitive club rather than shooting the main characters. Every time the enemy was vulnerable and 99 percent finished off the protagonist would simply run off into the woods all the while stumbling over the weapons they seemingly don't have a need for. Simply put, too many insanely dumb decisions in otherwise entertaining action scenes. Wish the writing was better. I can't help but imagine this scene unfolding during the filming.
Jason-"So at this point I go ahead and pick up the gun and shoot this guy right?" Director-"Nah, we need him to fumble around for the next 30 minutes." Jason-"I at least take his gun right? I mean, i'm standing on the thing and the guy is rolling on the ground in pain completely incapacitated?" Director-"Hmmmm. Probably not, that guy needs the gun to swing like a club at you later" Jason-"......"
Or this one.
Jason-"So i'm about to go chase down this main bad guy and you want me to grab some rope? Even though I'm a good 100 yards behind the guy you wan't me to fumble around my shed for some rope? Then stuff it in a bag with a bear trap?" Director-"Ya totally. Now your getting it Jason." Jason-"Now you want me to seemingly catch up to the main guy who is running to a nearby cliff for an apparent escape, get ahead of him undetected, then lay this rope out in front on his predictable path and when he conveniently stops near it I go full cowboy and whip it to fling snow in the air 4 feet from me to serve as a distraction from the trained pistol wielding gunman?" Director-"Jason, why must you keep second guessing my screenplay genius?!?"
DON'T WATCH THIS UNLESS YOU ARE STUPID DRUNK AND LOOKING FOR ACTION LAUGHS
Jason-"So at this point I go ahead and pick up the gun and shoot this guy right?" Director-"Nah, we need him to fumble around for the next 30 minutes." Jason-"I at least take his gun right? I mean, i'm standing on the thing and the guy is rolling on the ground in pain completely incapacitated?" Director-"Hmmmm. Probably not, that guy needs the gun to swing like a club at you later" Jason-"......"
Or this one.
Jason-"So i'm about to go chase down this main bad guy and you want me to grab some rope? Even though I'm a good 100 yards behind the guy you wan't me to fumble around my shed for some rope? Then stuff it in a bag with a bear trap?" Director-"Ya totally. Now your getting it Jason." Jason-"Now you want me to seemingly catch up to the main guy who is running to a nearby cliff for an apparent escape, get ahead of him undetected, then lay this rope out in front on his predictable path and when he conveniently stops near it I go full cowboy and whip it to fling snow in the air 4 feet from me to serve as a distraction from the trained pistol wielding gunman?" Director-"Jason, why must you keep second guessing my screenplay genius?!?"
DON'T WATCH THIS UNLESS YOU ARE STUPID DRUNK AND LOOKING FOR ACTION LAUGHS