Bullet Train 2022 Based on the novel Maria Beetle (Bullet Train) by Kōtarō, screenplay by Zak Olkewicz, directed by David Leitch. David hasn't directed a lot of films, he was mostly an actor and stuntman before moving into direction. At one point he was Brad Pitts stunt double in several films. John Wick was his first film, followed by Atomic Blonde, Deadpool 2 and Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw. I haven't seen any but John Wick yet. David's currently got a movie in post production based on the Lee Major's TV series The Fall Guy due out next year.
Brad Pitt plays Ladybug, he's an assassin who mostly works snatch and grab jobs, he's on the train to steal a briefcase filled with cash and gold. He's in communication with his handler Maria Beetle. Unbeknownst to them there are several other assassins and criminals on the train. There's a moderately good reason for each of them being there. The movie is pretty much a non-stop series of wild fist fights, blazing gun battles and noisy flashbacks. There's some flashback material that fill the viewer on the story.
It's pretty entertaining and quite violent. I got several laughs out of it, there's a lot of collateral damage and plenty of over the top shenanigans. I'd watch it again, lucky for me I bought the Blu-ray.
Val 2021 Written by Aaron Fradkin and Victoria Fratz, directed by Aaron Fradkin.
A dumb ass on the run from toe cops for a murder breaks into the big house of a $5000 an hour dominatrix who brings a world of pain into his life. We get a series of flashbacks to explain the story and things end poorly for the dumbass.
It's pretty darn talky and pretty average. It's only 81 mins but it drags that out to the end. Might have been better as a 45-50 min story on a TV anthology series. It scores a 5 on the IMDb and that's what I gave it. I wouldn't be driven to see it again anytime soon.
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