IMDb plot summary: When the CIA's most skilled operative-whose true identity is known to none-accidentally uncovers dark agency secrets, a psychopathic former colleague puts a bounty on his head, setting off a global manhunt by international assassins.
Directed by Anthony and Joe Russo. Starring Ryan Gosling, Chris Evans, and Ana de Armas.
The Gray Man stars Ryan Gosling as a prisoner who is released in exchange for wiping his identity and serving the CIA as an undercover hitman. But suddenly Gosling finds himself in the possession of something the Agency wants, and he begins to doubt that he's on the good guys' side. While on its face this is a typical crime thriller about someone being hunted down by former friends, there's a surprising amount of humor to be found in it, largely coming out of Chris Evans' villainous character. (And can I just say, Evans as a villain continues to be ten times more interesting than Evans as a hero?) Evans and Gosling have some fun snarky back-and-forth scenes that set a fun lighter tone for the movie than I'd have expected. The action scenes are a bit more coherent here than has been common these days, so I can actually follow and enjoy all the things going on. But on the whole this is definitely a film elevated to a more enjoyable level by talented actors, as that's what I'm likely to remember about this movie going forward.
How it entered my Flickchart:
The Gray Man > Jesus Christ Superstar (2000)
The Gray Man < The Heart is a Lonely Hunter
The Gray Man < Incendies
The Gray Man < Lucky Number Slevin
The Gray Man < Summer of Soul
The Gray Man < Lilies of the Field
The Gray Man < Sinbad of the Seven Seas
The Gray Man > Neighbors (2014)
The Gray Man > The Fear of 13
The Gray Man > Sherlock Holmes (2009)
The Gray Man < The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Final spot: #1827 out of 3704, or 51%.
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