I like Jason Momoa. He seems like a genuinely likable guy, and he has a great potential for action movies, due to his physicality. Here, unfortunately, his character becomes a bit of a dud by the end, as the movie goes out of its way to sideline him as a character, in favor of his co-star.
Isabela Merced was great in Sicario: Day of the Soldado and will surely have a great career if she wants to. Here, however, she is just OK, but it's not necessarily her fault. She plays the character as it's written.
When it comes to acting, Manuel Garcia-Rulfo is the standout performer here. His hitman has great potential as a bad guy, with some scene-stealing moments, but is sadly wasted by the end.
Unfortunately, the twist in the third act mostly destroyed the movie for me. I just didn't buy it. Suspension of disbelief in a superhero movie is one thing, but when a grounded movie suddenly ignores physics and continuity, breaking the rules set within its own world, I get annoyed. They went for something edgy here, trying to subvert our expectations, but it did not pay off.
Isabela Merced was great in Sicario: Day of the Soldado and will surely have a great career if she wants to. Here, however, she is just OK, but it's not necessarily her fault. She plays the character as it's written.
When it comes to acting, Manuel Garcia-Rulfo is the standout performer here. His hitman has great potential as a bad guy, with some scene-stealing moments, but is sadly wasted by the end.
Unfortunately, the twist in the third act mostly destroyed the movie for me. I just didn't buy it. Suspension of disbelief in a superhero movie is one thing, but when a grounded movie suddenly ignores physics and continuity, breaking the rules set within its own world, I get annoyed. They went for something edgy here, trying to subvert our expectations, but it did not pay off.