First off, I wasn't expecting anything going into this film. It came to my mind, so I watched it. And it was pretty entertaining. I was surprised by how quickly things went into gear in this film; it went straight into it.

This film had notable aspects, and they also helped the film, as a whole, stand on its feet. But there were also other things; they weren't "bad," but I can see why other people would look at them negatively. And while I say "things," that's me being thorough, accounting for "everything" because there probably are other things that some people didn't like about this film. I only noticed one.

There wasn't much of a plot. Plain and simple. It's pretty straightforward, easy to follow, and that, something with barely any substance, was turned into an entire film. Of course, most people probably expected that, and others weren't surprised. This film: action film, through and through. I didn't care, but I can understand why that would be a "bad thing" to some people.

The biggest highlight of this film was by far the action sequences. They were well done: and if they weren't, this film would've flopped. It had nothing else going for it, although who knows how different it would've been if it wasn't an action film. But, as what it was, an action film, the action, being well done, saved it. They made up for any lackluster areas throughout the film. Those involved in the creation of this film understood the assignment. And they delivered. The core of this film was the action: nothing more, nothing less.

Its second-biggest highlight, I'd say, was the camera work. It was creative. Usually, something like that never sticks out to me. There were instances where you'd realize it even if you couldn't care less about something like that, aka me. But it was well done and added a lot to the experience. Now, combine that with the choreography and direction of the action sequences: you're in the film.

The score was also good. I'm pretty sure I read someone bringing up Inception. I was thinking of scores you'd hear in the Modern Warfare video games, and I suppose that kind of sound is pretty similar to scores by Hans Zimmer. So, that tracks. Yet it wasn't that identical-sounding, just reminiscent. Henry Jackman and Alex Belcher give it a distinctive twist.

The acting was decent on all fronts. The actors who had elevated moments regarding that were Chris Hemsworth, Rudhraksh Jaiswal, and Randeep Hooda. The latter of which was the highlight for me. Not only that, his character was on par with Chris's character and brought most of the excitement to the film alongside each other.

The cinematography was good in some areas with good shots. At the same time, I feel like it was lacking. More specifically, lacking "something." I feel like it looked too bleak and grainy sometimes, and it's 100% not because of India being the primary filming location. With good cinematography comes making something somewhat subpar looking into something good looking; making something already good looking into something even better looking. It seems like Newton Thomas Sigel had his work cut out for him. But he also came up short.

Regarding positives and negatives, I guess this film is half-and-half. But the most important thing to note is that the positives are radiant. So having said that, I don't think the negatives were that impactful on the film and certainly not on its enjoyment. At least for me.

This film is by no means one of the best films ever. But it gets the job done/it got the job done. It was thoroughly entertaining and enjoyable to watch, and I look forward to the second film. I hope it's even better, especially the action sequences.

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