If ever a movie defined the phrase 'all over the place', it would be this one. At best it would appear that there is a good body-horror actioner somewhere in here, and there are plenty of moments to enjoy, but too much inconsistency makes it difficult to really engage with. Some comedy moments are laugh-out-loud whilst others fall flat; the dialogue and storytelling are both largely unsubtle; there are a couple of cracking cinematic action sequences, yet also some flat TV-style presentation; the score is at best oddly eclectic, to be polite...and so on. As second leads, Riz Ahmed and Michelle Williams are both somewhat wasted but do good work with the material, and Tom Hardy is nothing but enthusiastic and engaging and fits the role well. There have been suggestions that this was downgraded from an American R to a PG-13 targeted rating, which if it is the case would explain the odd and sometimes neutered product we have here, which is nevertheless not the total car-crash that some critics have said.
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