Robert De Niro starrer is a frustrating, unfulfilling experience. The editing confuses, the cinematography is a bunch of well shot sequences in disjointed form and the direction feels clueless. It gets difficult to connect with the characters emotionally. The digital effects are also subpar
Tin Soldier review
Film: Tin Soldier
Cast: Jamie Foxx, Robert De Niro, Scott Eastwood, John Leguizamo, Shamier Anderson, Rita Ora, Nora Arnezeder, Saïd Taghmaoui, Joey Bicicchi
Director: Brad Furman
Runtime: 86 min
There was promise in this story of a former commune member being recruited to infiltrate the cult-like Program run by well-armed, highly trained, and eternally devoted Shinjas.
The program which began as a government-funded veterans’ support group, has since mutated into a dangerous cult under its messianic leader, Leon Prudhomme/ The Bokushi (Jamie Foxx).
Nash Cavanaugh (Scott Eastwood), a former soldier and ex-follower of the cult, is recruited by government agent, Emmanuel Ashburn (De Niro), to infiltrate the compound of the man he once followed. Incidentally, Nash’s wife, Evoli, presumed dead, may be alive and living inside the commune. So the bait is strong enough to lure the decrepit former soldier into making a final salvo for redemption.
The infiltration takes a step back when the collage of memories and visions in the form of disjointed flashbacks and hallucinatory sequences take up room. The flashbacks affect the narrative coherence, interrupting dramatic moments and leaving the audience unable to separate memory, dream, from reality. The pace is affected as a result and the forward momentum of the story is lost.
The cult supposedly is involved in a terrorist plot but the specifics are never clear. Even character motivations are vague. We never get to know Ashburn’s real motive for infiltrating the cult. The film also feels rather incomplete. There’s not much coherence or lucidity here.
Scott Eastwood plays the stoic, tormented action hero with ease. The shallow writing doesn’t allow for a deeper sketch though. The same is the case with Jamie Foxx who looks the part of The Bokushi but never lives it. Robert De Niro as Ashburn is barely there yet De Niro and John Leguizamo are the saving grace in this messy action thriller.
The script doesn’t make much sense. It’s convoluted and disjointed. The characters lack purpose. This is a rather disappointing directorial effort from Brad Furman who also directed ‘Lincoln Lawyer.’
The editing confuses, the cinematography is a bunch of well shot sequences in disjointed form and the direction feels clueless. It gets difficult to connect with the characters emotionally. The digital effects are also subpar. This film is a frustrating, unfulfilling experience.
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