The Foreigner
The Foreigner
R | 13 October 2017 (USA)
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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.

Reviews
d.rust

Yeah, you got that reference right. Good old Chong Wang finally did a serious movie. Don't get me wrong, I enjoy Jackie Chan's movies, his sense of humour, the good old Chop-Socky that Darlene introduced to me back in the seventies, sitting in the front row of the theater.But, this is very different from his other movies. Pierce Brosnan plays a one-time IRA member, now part of the government who is involved with a group which doesn't care who its victims are, including the daughter of Quan --played by Chan-- who wants nothing more than revenge.The fight scenes are well coreographed, and Quan's injuries certainly take their toll on him, his face marked, bleeding. There is nothing funny about revenge.We have good special effects, the stunts are exciting and the violence is revolting -- as it should be. It's a story of betrayal and finally, a satisfying resolution to the conflict.

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philliplhunter

This is a great movie; I wasn't expecting much so was hugely surprised by the plot and the story line. Very much worth seeing! Best bit was having Jackie Chan back in the movie. Such a legend.

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philmccarthy10

I was worried that this was going to be either an out of its comfort zone martial arts movie or an awkward political drama with misplaced action scenes wedged in but instead we got a fantastic and quite heartbreaking revenge drama featuring two very strong lead performances and realistic action set pieces stripped of any gloss. Highly recommend.

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travis36

This was a thriller that kept me engaged from the beginning to the very end with several surprising plot twists. I have seen many Jackie Chan movies and the seriousness of his character was refreshing. I swear I don't thing he ever breaks a smile during the entire the movie. There are a lot of revenge flicks that follow the same ole same ole but even though the principle was the same the story telling was a great. My only complaint was that as a 61 year old, and he looked all of it, he was pulling off some really implausible physical action and stealth scenes. I thought he played the vengeful father very well. He did not have many speaking scenes but the dramatic effect was still there. If you are looking for a Jackie Chan movie with the usual comedy/action appeal this is definitely not for you.

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