10-04-2012, 05:02 PM
So this was the new one based on the Feather Men, released last year, not the classic one with the ninjas. We did a sweepstakes promo for it and they send us a bunch of screeners, so I've had it on DVD for some time, gathering dust. But it is also available on netflix stream, so I figured I better watch it. Finally, finally, I got around to it. It took me several nights because I kept falling asleep, more so because I was tired than because it was boring. KE features Jason Statham, who I've never really liked and have no rational reason for not liking him, and DeNiro, who I worship, both playing jaded assassins in the Middle East being tracked down by Clive Owen, who I always mistake for someone who has played James Bond, but he hasn't, has he? KE has some good ultravi, gritty fights and machine gun play, and a little parkour. It's ok. A tad too much Statham and not enough DeNiro. DeNiro has a funny scene early where he's describing local cuisine "tastes like shit" over and over, and there's just something so DeNiro about it. I'd be entertained watching him read a menu for an Italian restaurant. All in all, not a bad flick, but I kept hoping for some ninja sword fights.
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