If you've read me for any amount of time, you'd heard me complain the lack of mid-budget star-driven thrillers. As such, you can imagine that this thing looks right up my alley. Denzel Washington is playing a villain for the first time since American Gangster four years ago this week, and he looks refreshingly low-key this time around and a solid foil for Ryan Reynolds. The supporting cast is sharp (Vera Farmiga, Brendan Gleeson, Liam Cunningham, Sam Shepard, Robert Patrick, and Tim McGraw) and the trailer effectively uses Jay-Z's "No Church in the Wild" for a solid mix of tension and emotional investment. A word of warning, the trailer may end up being a bit spoilery, as it heavily hints as a possible antagonist while clearly showing stuff that likely doesn't happen until the third act. This Universal release drops February 10th, 2012 and it's instantly near the top of my 'must-see' list in the new year.
Scott Mendelson
Scott Mendelson
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