The Foreigner
Quan is a humble London businessman whose long-buried past erupts in a revenge-fueled vendetta when the only person left for him to love – his teenage daughter – dies in an Irish Republican Army car bombing. His relentless search to find the terrorists leads to a cat-and-mouse conflict with a British government official whose own past may hold the clues to the identities of the elusive killers.
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- Cast：
- Pierce Brosnan , Jackie Chan , Rory Fleck-Byrne , Ray Fearon , Charlie Murphy , Orla Brady , Michael McElhatton
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Please don't spend money on this.
best movie i've ever seen.
Fun premise, good actors, bad writing. This film seemed to have potential at the beginning but it quickly devolves into a trite action film. Ultimately it's very boring.
The tone of this movie is interesting -- the stakes are both dramatic and high, but it's balanced with a lot of fun, tongue and cheek dialogue.
Chan was convincing as a distraught father. He should have at least been nominated for an oscar. This movie was much better than critics thought.
Definitely a watch; very good acting, conspiracy angle, there is a little for everyone here. Watch it with family and friends. Jackie and Pierce have nailed it with an acting which needed a reduction in their known capacities.
'The Foreigner' is quite formulaic action revenge thriller that doesn't offer much new or fresh, but still somehow manages to stay away from the path of dull clichés. Dedicated and masterful performances by its two leads, Jackie Chan and Pierce Brosnan, who both are little bit in a different water than most of us are used to see them. For me (I think I'm not the only one), the two actors were the only reason I watched that film, and I felt not a second of time wasted. It was nice breath of fresh air to see Jackie Chan's darker, and more serious side. Also, it seemed that writer had put some effort into plotting the 'cloak and dagger' situation between government officials with hazing the clear borders between good and evil.Above average recent action piece that is enlivened by great performances.
As an action movie, this film is excellent. But more to the point, it starkly shows up the tragedy that inevitably ensues when people nurture hatred. In the film, it is the IRA, but it could easily be applied to other places where they are still fighting wars going back as many as 500 years or more.
