The Courier is a goofy action movie that doesn't make a lot of sense and overexplains things. I think it's also fun enough to be worth a watch.
First things first. You should skip forward to the 5 minute mark. You won't miss anything but a really long credits sequence. There's some background stuff flashed on the screen in the form of newspaper headlines, but it's just overexplaining the premise of the movie.
There's also a bit of filler in the movie once the credits finally stop. In the end, this is a 60 minute movie stretched out to 90 minutes. It's alright, though, because I liked the music that they played during the filler scenes. There's quite a bit of techno and opera, so you're in luck if you're an oddball who likes both genres. Otherwise, this might be pressing fast forward a few times.
Olga Kurylenko plays a tough and mysterious courier in the Jason Statham tradition. I thought she was pretty cool. She doesn't show off any incredible moves, but the fight choreography was alright. If you're looking for something stunning or new or different, you won't find that here. It also lacks the stylistic, charismatic bad guys that came out of Hong Kong.
There's a definite comic book feel to the movie, which might be a bit off-putting to people who want a "realistic" action movie. Jason Statham movies are almost as bonkers as this one, but they're usually bonkers in a more believable way. This movie doesn't even really pretend to model itself after how reality works. It's just a bunch of cool stunts linked together by a silly plot, fun characters, and a villain whose overacting steadily increases as he pops more pills. That works for me.
First things first. You should skip forward to the 5 minute mark. You won't miss anything but a really long credits sequence. There's some background stuff flashed on the screen in the form of newspaper headlines, but it's just overexplaining the premise of the movie.
There's also a bit of filler in the movie once the credits finally stop. In the end, this is a 60 minute movie stretched out to 90 minutes. It's alright, though, because I liked the music that they played during the filler scenes. There's quite a bit of techno and opera, so you're in luck if you're an oddball who likes both genres. Otherwise, this might be pressing fast forward a few times.
Olga Kurylenko plays a tough and mysterious courier in the Jason Statham tradition. I thought she was pretty cool. She doesn't show off any incredible moves, but the fight choreography was alright. If you're looking for something stunning or new or different, you won't find that here. It also lacks the stylistic, charismatic bad guys that came out of Hong Kong.
There's a definite comic book feel to the movie, which might be a bit off-putting to people who want a "realistic" action movie. Jason Statham movies are almost as bonkers as this one, but they're usually bonkers in a more believable way. This movie doesn't even really pretend to model itself after how reality works. It's just a bunch of cool stunts linked together by a silly plot, fun characters, and a villain whose overacting steadily increases as he pops more pills. That works for me.