Bulging with self-aware humor - Reynolds identifies thugs as 'featured extras' at one point - the movie is so meta that it's practically parodying itself. Writer/director Rawson Marshall Thurber ('DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story') ties together the loose threads of a barely-connected plot with visual splendor and continuous repartee, and a self-absorbed cuteness that engages the audience rather than distancing itself.Įveryone in the movie is fully aware that they are in a movie, that the movie is a good one, and that you're watching. It links up Ryan Reynolds, Dwayne Johnson and Gal Gadot for a globe-skipping treasure hunt, breezy action scenes and double-crosses - all with a constant stream of witty dialogue.Įven better, the characters and no-brakes momentum of the plot always make you feel as though you're in on the scams, gags and gasps, riding right along with the anti-heroes as they scheme and connive their way to riches, glory and cheap put-downs of one another.Ī caper action comedy in the vein of 'Romancing the Stone' or 'Midnight Run,' the film prioritizes fun and breezy humor over such trifles as logic or reason. The film, which drops on Netflix on Friday, captures the spirit of the 'Uncharted' video game series - itself a spiritual successor to 'Indiana Jones' flicks - better than a direct adaptation could. (KGUN) - We may not need that shaky-looking 'Uncharted' movie after all, now that 'Red Notice' exists.

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