A veteran smoke jumper (Angelina Jolie) has to protect a young boy from hired killers as a forest fire rages.
After watching Firestorm, I was curious to check in on this more recent, spiritual remake. It almost plays like Firestorm’s more A-list competitor.
A straightforward, star-led action thriller, it is hard to realise how rare this type of movie has become.
It has only a few villains, with a small plan with high stakes: murdering a child. In 2020s Hollywood, a boilerplate thriller like this is a unique object
Angelina Jolie is solid in the lead. One wishes this movie had been a hit - Jolie is a great action star, and should be getting more opportunities at bat.
While Jolie is the focus, the standout character is played by Medina Senghore, playing a heavily pregnant woman who becomes the film’s action hero, tracking the villains and killing the Big Bad.
The film ends up as more of an ensemble piece: Our heroes win by working together.
The villains might have the power of a (largely unseen) organisation behind them, but trapped in a raging forest fire, that counts for nothing.
Did I love it?
No. But it is an efficient programmer - it does its job.
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