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4/4
I Was Excited, and I Was Rewarded
Terry - wrote on 11/07/2023
I watched this the month it came out. I rewatched quite recently. Do you know what happened? I still had fun watching. You wonder if four stars is a bit too generous, but I don't care because I found it a lot more fun than a lot of recent movies that trade passion for demeaning statements and dry acting. Although some of the twists can feel predictable, I didn't anticipate the big twist near the end and I really liked the character development for Ryan Reynolds' character, who was pretty much just Ryan Reynolds but a master heist thief as a bonus. We had movies coming out in 2021 and 2022 that tried to capture and sense of wonder and/or awe, but failed, whereas this movie was just trying to be entertaining, and I'd say it more than succeeded. I find the best actor from the main three to …
