He has earned comparisons to Guy Ritchie and Quentin Tarantino.
Bullet Trainone of the funniest action movies of recent years, just added Netflix.
Due in cinemas in 2022, Brad Pitt stars as Ladybug – a notoriously unlucky assassin determined to complete his latest mission in Japan peacefully after one too many of his jobs have gone sideways.
“Fate, however, may have other plans as Ladybug's latest mission puts him on a collision course with deadly adversaries from around the world – all with connected, but conflicting, goals – on the world's fastest train,” the synopsis reads. of the plot.
Bullet Train was directed by veteran stunt performer and coordinator-turned-director David Leitch (Atomic Blonde, currently in theaters and the very good The Fall Guy).
And what sets it apart from similar action comedies is its cool train setting, a strangely genuinely sweet performance at its center from Brad Pitt, and an excellent supporting cast including Aaron-Taylor Johnson, Andrew Koji, Bad Bunny, Brian Tyree Henry, Hiroyuki Sanada. Joey King, Logan Lerman, Michael Shannon, Sandra Bullock and Zazie Beetz.
JOE is positive initial review of the film says: “Bullet Train is essentially, 'What if Tarantino directed a '90s action movie?' And the answer is… it would be great.”
You can read a sample of some of the other glowing writings about the entertaining film here:
Austin Chronicle: “Kind of smart dumb movie that's endlessly, stupidly fun.”
Chicago Sun-Times: “Unlike so many of the cookie-cutter, wisecracking killer movies of recent memory, Bullet Train recognizes its strange nature from the start and yet also manages to connect so many dots in a creative, charming way.”
Mashable: “Bullet Train is a satisfyingly impressive and thrilling wild ride.”
New York Post: “Bullet Train is a fun film, sure, reminiscent of director Guy Ritchie's best crime comedies like Gentlemen… But, as the title suggests, it's louder and faster.”
Rolling Rock: “The amount of casual charisma and commitment that Pitt brings to this is the only thing that differentiates it from being just another slickly lit, idiotic hip fest.”
Bullet Train is currently streaming on Netflix in Ireland, the UK and the US.
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