This doesn't waste any time getting going, with the first 20 minutes just being an impressive action-packed car chase around Florence, albeit with cheesy dialogue that doesn't get much better the deeper we get into the movie. As the chase progresses, we are introduced to the characters. It feels a bit like an ensemble Superhero flick. Ryan Reynolds is Batman, and the rest are members of the Justice League, each with their own skills, however, for most of them, these get less distinguishable after the opening. The Driver dies at the start, which is probably a good thing because he wouldn't have had much to do for the rest of the movie. The opening aside, the other major action sequences are located across Hong Kong skyscrapers and on a cruise ship, with magnets being a feature making for some nice set-pieces. Between the action, we are largely informed of some details about the characters and their relationships with one another. You never spend enough time with, or learn a helluva lot about each main character either, to really make you care about them. Like most Bay movies, it's action-packed and some of the action is great, but it overstays its welcome by 20-odd minutes and isn't a film you'll be thinking about the next day. 2.5-3.
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