It is very easy to see why Bekmambetov put his support behind this project, with its bonkers mix of impossible stunts and visuals coupled with the film's main selling points: uber-violence and the true use of first-person perspective throughout. Unafraid of using a slew of genre references - Crank, Universal Soldier and Robocop are the main touchstones here - this is a genre movie turned up to the max. It feels like watching a FPS videogame we have all played, and its relentless (and impressive) action, violence and style makes it curiously all the less emotionally engaging as a result. Nevertheless, there are some truly insane stunt/parkour sequences on offer to relish, the concept of Copley's 'Jimmy' as a guide works well if you can forgive the broad stereotypes, and sometimes you just need to surrender to the sheer full-on madness of it all.
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