This movie starts out with 19 minutes of gratuitous gore, that adds no value to its sense of adventure. It features a super cool, already unbelievable car chase, which involves a bright green colored Alfa Romeo, specifically selected for a stealthy op. But I would have bought it, were it sans the gore and a caricaturesque surgery, performed with only a couple of instruments and apparently no disinfectant, in the middle of said car chase, by a 24 year old doctor (literally) that again, adds NOTHING to allow the viewer to immerse in this alternative reality presented by director: Michael Bay.

This 24 year old doctor, by the way, is also quite a proficient shooter, a fashionista and apparently a master rock climber; and in case you were wondering, the patient in this car chase, is still shooting and seems mildly annoyed at the inconvenience of being intervened while she's busy. I of course understand this movie attempts to be more like a modern day Batman with a larger team, but is it too much to ask for a movie of this nature to be coherent?

On the plus side, Ryan Reynolds commits and like always, does a good job of acting. Also, the locations are beautiful, and the cars are cool.