The Foreigner

2017 "Never push a good man too far"
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Released: 13 October 2017 Released
Producted By: Huayi Brothers Pictures
Country: United States of America
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Official Website: http://theforeignermovie.com/
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Quan is a humble London businessman whose long-buried past erupts in a revenge-fueled vendetta when the only person left for him to love – his teenage daughter – dies in an Irish Republican Army car bombing. His relentless search to find the terrorists leads to a cat-and-mouse conflict with a British government official whose own past may hold the clues to the identities of the elusive killers.

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henry8-3 After Jackie Chan's daughter is killed by the so called 'authentic IRA' he sets out to track down her killer, by coercing ex IRA member and now deputy minister Pierce Brosnan to find out who did it. 2 stories essentially run in parallel here, Chan's revenge which gives us most of the standard, albeit well paced action and Brosnan working to find the killers whilst his past catches up with himNot surprisingly given Martin Campbell is at the helm this hangs together well particularly the political elements and a fine star performance from Brosnan - seeing an older more subdued turn from Chan is also interesting
d.rust Yeah, you got that reference right. Good old Chong Wang finally did a serious movie. Don't get me wrong, I enjoy Jackie Chan's movies, his sense of humour, the good old Chop-Socky that Darlene introduced to me back in the seventies, sitting in the front row of the theater.But, this is very different from his other movies. Pierce Brosnan plays a one-time IRA member, now part of the government who is involved with a group which doesn't care who its victims are, including the daughter of Quan --played by Chan-- who wants nothing more than revenge.The fight scenes are well coreographed, and Quan's injuries certainly take their toll on him, his face marked, bleeding. There is nothing funny about revenge.We have good special effects, the stunts are exciting and the violence is revolting -- as it should be. It's a story of betrayal and finally, a satisfying resolution to the conflict.
timisba Let's be honest, what brought my attention to this movie was a modern-day Jackie Chan thriller. The off-brand R-rating really intrigued me, as Chan is generally more family-oriented. This movie exceeded expectations by a mile. The cinematography of the action scenes are amazing, and Pierce Brosnan is fantastic as the supporting role. A real breath of fresh air for fans of of Chan's career; a gripping political drama where the protagonist fights dirty.
aldebaran68 Let's say one thing straight away. I'm 60+ so I grew up in England with the Troubles in Ulster. From around 1969 when the first British troops went into Ulster (that was shocking in itself, to see British troops on active service on UK territory...) to 1990s and the Good Friday agreement. 30 years of The Troubles. 30 years of IRA (Provo) bombs on the mainland. If you think Islamic terror is bad here in the UK, the IRA outdid them easily. And in those days Counter-Terrorism was nowhere near as sophisticated as today. No Internet. No mobile phones. No IT of any sort. It was Another World. And it was Nightmarish. So I'm coming at this film from that era. I've had good friends from Ulster and from the Republic. I have some understanding of The Troubles. This film is intriguing in that Pierce Brosnan does IMHO a very good job of impersonating 'a version' of Gerry Adams. Gerry Adams, head of Sinn Fein, the political wing of the IRA, was omnipresent on TV during the Troubles. Every night, on TV, there seemed to be some IRA event gong on/off in Ulster, or here on the mainland. And every night he'd be commenting. I have a lot of sympathy for the Irish and the Republican cause but not, abs. not for the violence. So this movie took me back to those days. Not sure I wanted to go there but I was intrigued. I'm a Pierce Brosnan fan, love his style, his movies. I was very impressed by his 'Ulster Light' accent and his variation on Gerry Adams. I could almost see Gerry Adams in Brosnan. It was quite astonishing really. The whole IRA side of the movie struck me as very authentic...except...that when faced with Jackie Chan's character the IRA were made to look like dunces. Now as I said I abhorred the violence of those 30 years, but, it's a fact that the IRA ran rings around the British Army and the British administration in Ulster for that time. They kept the British Army at bay for 30 years, then went into power anyhow in Ulster in the '90s. So, to portray the IRA as dunces was... 'inaccurate'. Even though the film is set in the present, the inferences/references are all to The Troubles. The IRA is still considered a potential threat. No dunces there. Now the bit I found to be flawed was the Jackie Chan aspect. I love JC, his films in his earlier years, his comedies are wonderful and wonderfully entertaining. His martial arts are acrobatic and balletic. But, at 60+, he should give it a rest now. He is a very good actor. But to have him 'win' any of his physical encounters with young men half or 2/3 his age was beyond belief. Not good. Even with his 'training', he is as old as I am. Not believable. His part of the film is terribly flawed. It's a shame. I'd watch this again for PB any day, but Chan's part leaves me cold. Sorry Jackie...not your fault. It just doesn't work for me. So 6 out of 10 seems fair.