The Contractor

Great acting, realistic combat scenes like the old days that respects the laws of physics, but if not for some plot holes I would have given it a solid 8.

Chris Pine performs admirably for his part... Unfortunately, the story doesn't have much to say. Nothing about it is memorable. It seems like a script more suited to Stallone, Arnold, or Bruce Willis in their youth. Pine, you are too young for this mediocrity. Leave these kinds of scripts for the older guys. By the way, I hated the Steve Trevor of Wonder Woman 1984. That was worse than this. In conclusion, I am left with the question what was the point of this film? I think younger people might like it for the gun fights.

Aside from being nothing we haven't seen already tons of times and much better, even the great leads couldn't save this hollow, dull, slow, convoluted and plot-hole riddled writing and directing. Was this even edited? Who cares about the flashbacks or the daddy issues? None of that was needed, as there was already lots of other filler for the little substance there was, in the dragged out and slowly paced 103 min runtime. The entire story was cliched and predictable. I feel bad for Pine, Foster and Sutherland having this mess on their resumes. It's a 6/10 from me.

I had mixed feelings due to the mixed reviews, I decided to watch it and am satisfied I did. The movie was able to keep me interested through the whole movie.

The sound is so terrible you either have to crank up the volume to hear what they are saying or use subtitles. The acting is good, but the plot is garbage. The mission goes the way of Seal Team 6 meets Barney Fife. The shootouts in Germany of all places are ridiculous and completely unbelievable. Imagine multiple machine gun wielding military professionals with the high ground shooting at one person 30 yards away with nothing to hide behind, and missing their one-person target even after going through multiple magazine clips (ROFLMAO). It was like a scene from the movie "I'm Gonna Get You Sucka" where the lead Waynans character is running back and forth saying "Their shooting! Their shooting!" This is a stupid movie. Anyone giving this film high ratings are either paid reviewers or hyper-fans of one of the stars in this film.

If you enjoy reading my Spoiler-Free thoughts, please follow my blog to read my full review :) "The Contractor is one more generic action flick with a story borrowed directly from the formulaic Hollywood closet, without any surprises or even high entertainment levels. Chris Pine is the mandatory "famous face" chosen to (try to) elevate a plot seen countless times before, and with Ben Foster's friendly shoulder, they actually manage to carry Tarek Saleh's film for a good chunk of the runtime. However, even with a couple of captivating action sequences and occasional eyebrow-raising moments, this movie can't free itself from the imagination-inhibiting shackles. Inevitably, it will end up falling into the hole of oblivion as soon as the viewers leave the theater." Rating: C-

Paint by numbers ex-military story, everything you can guess just from the movie poster. After the first 10 minutes it's straight forward, with all the required military jargon to add some authenticity to this. The plot is basic, the plot twist is obvious from the beginning of the mission and the ending is expected. I can't give away any spoilers as they are too easy to guess what happens. Overall, very limited action scenes. Chris Pine is barely ok, he has a limp then he doesn't, then he does again. Ben Foster is his usual character as well as Keifer. Everything is as it should be. Zero surprises and because it's so a-b-c I give it 3 stars, not enough action for the action genre, def not a thriller, mystery or drama. Maybe a Background Movie Genre to watch while you're distracted with your phone or doing house chores.

A friend of mine told me that I had to sit down to watch the 2022 action thriller "The Contractor" as it was a really good movie. So I took his word and opted to sit down and watch what writer J. P. Davis and director Tarik Saleh had to offer with "The Contractor". And I will say that "The Contractor" was definitely watchable, but it wasn't an outstanding action thriller. Whereas it certainly was entertaining, I just found the storyline to be somewhat bland and generic. And writer J. P. Davis just didn't bring much of anything new to the genre. A shame really, because there certainly was pontential for a lot more here. The storyline, while somewhat generic, was interesting enough and made for good entertainment. So yeah, I will say that "The Contractor" is worth taking the time to sit down and watch. Just keep in mind that you are not in for a revolutionary action thriller here. The pacing of the storyline was good, and there was a good combination of character development and action throughout the course of the movie. Was "The Contractor" predictable? You betcha. But it was not really a hindrance for the plot, because the movie ended up being rather enjoyable nonetheless. The movie had a good cast ensemble, and it was nice to see Chris Pine in a movie such as this one. Ben Foster was also rather nicely cast for the movie, and it was definitely a treat to see Keifer Sutherland in the movie, and he had a rather good role in "The Contractor". All in all, then "The Contractor" makes good entertainment for a single viewing. And I do say single viewing, because there simply wasn't enough contents to the storyline to support more than a single viewing here. So yeah, I am not going to be returning to watch "The Contractor" a second time. My rating of director Tarik Saleh's 2022 action thriller "The Contractor" lands on a six out of ten stars.