Yawn. Poorly Filmed Snooze Fest.

Touches You

It's hard to see any effort in the film. There's no comedy to speak of, no real drama and, worst of all.

A story that's too fascinating to pass by...

Overall I didn't like it and fell asleep before making it to the end. The script was really bad, and the acting was pretty terrible.

Not even fit for TV. Derek Jacobi and Dominic Cooper will not be talking at Luvvies dinner parties of this absolute piece of utter drivel, well only if the question comes up of 'What is the worst movie you've ever been in'???

This review of Stratton is spoiler free** (2/5)AFTER HIS ACTION packed debut 1997s Con Air British director Simon West is no stranger to knowing his way around a gun, with a few explosions and a couple of car chases for a measure of the same. All of which can be seen in his latest Stratton when a British Special Boat Service Commando John Stratton (Dominic Cooper) gets more than he bargained for when he receives a terrorist call. Adapted by former Special Boat Service Commando Duncan Falconer from his own bestselling novel The Hostage you'd think there should be at least little insight to original creation from the material handed to West. Well, there isn't; after a couple of clunky action scenes and a beach car chase there's little else going on when the film leads into half an hour of nothing really happening. There's a set-up mission, a meeting with his MI6 operative (Nielsen in a wasted role) a meet with his oldest friend (Jacobi). And lastly there are a few flashbacks which have a try for rubbery sentimentality. The rest is bombarded by West's poor direction, clunky editing and a pedestrian script which offers little surprises. West misguidedly moves his camera through worldwide locations offering nothing but a dysfunctional plot to kill Thomas Kretschmann's terrorist, who's always one step ahead of the team. Warren Davis II's and Falconer's screenplay is nothing special either, sure it tries to be intelligent and entertaining but after a few convoluted ideas it's left underwhelming and offers little surprise - also with a predictable last minute thrill it just feels rubbery and empty. Stratton isn't all bad, where it lets off a shine is in the spectacular vehicular warfare sequences - a third act boat chase on the Thames and a notably original bus vs. car chase which maintains little suspense for creativity. The performances are okay too, Cooper is solid as the sharp shooting soldier who doesn't give up and Nielsen, Jacobi, Tom Felton and Humans' Gemma Chan do their best to give solid support throughout his mission. However, these are sadly squashed by awful ideas. And really the sad truth is once the notable vehicle moments run their due time it just feels bare. At 95 minutes in length it's not exactly long but due to West's misguided direction, the poor editing, slow clunky action scenes and a pedestrian script it feels like an eternity you'll be left feeling dumber and tired after this. You'll be begging for your money back.VERDICT Cooper gives it his all but it's not enough to save this silly, loud and dysfunctional actioner that's filled with unfinished plot points and a predictably empty story.

This film tells the story of a group of British and American intelligence officers, who carries out a secret mission to stop a man's plot of destroying a Court using weapon of mass destruction."Stratton" is a mainstream film, and it's a risk averse investment by the film producers. The characters are generic, the plot is formulaic and predictable, but it does entertain and help to kill time. It's not memorable, but it's not bad either.