I've heard that Netflix has spent 150 million dollar on this , and they have the right to do so , and it is clear where the money went .. The movie started with a lot of explosions and car crashes and an amazing visual effects .. but what so clearly the movie lacked is the strong plot, I mean gosh !! the movie is like two hours long yet it was a bit all over the place ,, has some weird unnecessary flashbacks and as i said it just focused on the explosions ..

Gotta admit though ,, they had a bit of Ryan Reynolds humor but over these long two hours it would look barely noticeable .. they could have just used it to their benefit and could have covered the holes in the story but guess it didn't work. ... Anyway ,, I've recently watched the trailer of "Free Guy" and I think it would give us the Reynolds image we love.

The other cast members were okay,, they were engaging, intense and at some points funny ,Manuel Garcia-Rulfo was really good with his spontaneous humor , and they did everything they could.,. but again the screenplay wasn't helpful.

As for the set, the movie was apparently shot in Dubai , the country name is Turgistan or something like that ,, people are speaking Turkish with Arabic letters all over ,, It was a bit confusing for me when they talk about Turgistan and you can see "Aldar Headquarters building" or "Shiek Zaied Mosque" ,, If you don't know these landmarks then you wouldn't have an issue with that.

So final say, it is a good Friday Netflix movie, it's not Bad,, but I wouldn't be sure that I would pay 8 dollars to watch it on the big screen,, I think that's why Netflix was the safest bet... so watch it on Netflix next weekend.