First of all, just because a film is not accurate in the depiction of some city, it doesn't deserve a 1 star rating, so don't listen to all the butthurt Bangladeshi reviewers.

So this is the directorial debut of Sam Hargrave, taking the quick route from stunt performer to coordinator to second unit director and finally director. We already know that Hargrave is very competent when it comes to action, escpecially close combat and hand-to-hand fights, and it shows. Chris Hemsworth is physically brilliant, thanks to his director, and gives us a glimpse at how John Wick might have moved 15 years ago. The camerawork is quite impressive, the look of the film is a bit generic, but still beautiful to behold.

Unfortunately, that's where it ends. The characters are shallow, the story almost non-existant and the acting... well, how good can it be? Hemsworth and his fellow co-actors actually try to make the most of the weak material given to them, but that material is very low-mileage indeed. Astonishingly generic backstory for a potentially great protagonist, no background for the antagonist, no interesting side characters. Given that, any emotional impact is sorely missed, even if the film repeatedly tries to make you feel something with cheesy flashbacks, meaningless sad music and other cheap tricks.

This is a film with a starved skeleton of a plot, uninteresting characters and no reveals or plot twists at all. No surprises, no emotions, no impact. And even with the action being absolutely top-notch, it doesn't spark any real interest, at least not from my side. I even found myself a bit bored after the umpteenth time of Hemsworth doing cool moves, which leads to the inevitable conclusion that even the action falls short of fulfilling its objective: to thrill and make you root for the hero. Still, my verdict would have been a 3/10 if it wasn't for the excellent action.

And so a question pops up: should every stunt coordinator and second unit director get to become a director? If he can also tell a story and has a vision, sure! Unfortunately, Sam Hargrave doesn't seem to fit that description and might be better off sticking to his guns.