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“The Gray Man”: a new Bond movie with Ryan Gosling and Chris Evans or a set action movie?

Louie

July 22, 2022

There are movies worth watching, albeit with an impressive cast, and The Gray Man, which appeared in digital format after its long premiere, is just one of them. Even before the premiere, the tape based on the novel of the same name by Mark Greaney gained fame as a new Bond film, and the main roles of Ana de Armas, Ryan Gosling, Chris Evans and Rege-Jean Page (“Bridgertons”) on the screen, although they did not win the universal love of critics. They sure broke more than a thousand hearts by appearing together.

Overall, the spy thriller from writers of the last Avengers, Anthony and Joe Russo, is considered one of the most anticipated films of July, and features CIA agent Cort Gentry, nicknamed Gray Man, accused of treason. He is imprisoned but escapes and becomes a hit man. But the main character knows too much about the secrets of the CIA, and therefore his former colleagues begin to hunt him all over the world. The plot of such stories is classic and, if critics are to believe, not impressive: “In the midst of the ongoing shooting in Prague, it becomes almost impossible to deny the absolute meaninglessness of what is happening” (Variety).

Those who have already managed to evaluate the novelty write that from the level of one of the main superhero action films of our time, the Russo brothers have reached the level of a passing thriller for the evening – not bad, mediocre for them : “This is a boring and long-winded thriller, and the fight scenes here are more chaotic than well-placed. looks. The only plus of the movie is the impressive location and the shooting geography, and the creators seem to have lost interest in everything else. Gray Man is the same action movie that usually comes out at the end of August every year. But with all the shortcomings he didn’t even have the courtesy to wait a few weeks ”(Preview).

However, the writers never concealed the fact that “Grey Man” was for themselves just what is called commercial cinema and was made for financial gain, not a deep author’s idea. “This is a parable about good and evil, rooted in the acute problem of patriarchy, as one of our heroes is a rapist, but all this is wrapped in a kind of shell. And we hope that the success of such projects will enable us to do everything possible to make films like “Everything, Everywhere and All at Once,” because supporting auteur films and more radically minded directors is very important to us. Movies like The Gray Man can be a financial foundation for them,” Joe Russo admitted in an interview with SYFY Wire.

And he and his siblings didn’t set aside any money for “The Gray Man” – Netflix allocated a $200 million budget to shoot “The Gray Man”, making it one of the most expensive films on the platform. By the way, they say the writers don’t plan to stop at one episode of the tape (we’re talking about an entire franchise!), so we can still see Ryan Gosling in the role of Cort Gentry. Is it good? Judging by the merits noted by the audience, more. The film is lauded for its action and films about James Bourne, reminiscent of the cult series “007”, as well as for its harsh humor on the verge of ’80s and ’90s references.

“The movie contains all the ingredients of a modern spy thriller and many compelling scenes involving airplanes, trams and cars. Russo’s direction is more like Captain America: The Winter Soldier than Infinity War, and there are lots of stylishly filmed hand-to-hand combat. This is a successful attempt to make a good action movie with a brilliant pair of main characters. The movie would have been much worse without Chris Evans; He plays an evil scumbag that’s a lot of fun to watch, and Ryan Gosling looks a lot calmer, this is his other quiet role. Unfortunately, Ana de Armas cannot express herself like she did in No Time to Die (Empire).

By the way, the stars did not manage to prove themselves in the framework of the promotional film – at least, the audience has no less questions about their appearance on the red carpet than their game. Especially the socks at Chris Evans’ premiere in Berlin.