Triple Frontier

— This is one of those films with a decent cast, a competent director, plenty of action, and decent photography, but it just doesn’t make the grade. The story has promise for an action film—four ex-Special Forces guys, feeling underappreciated and underpaid, decide on one last mission for themselves, stealing millions from a South American drug lord. Unfortunately, the film is dull and plodding as it focuses on being a tale of survival and greed. It’s not exactly bad, it just fails to feel very inspired as the money becomes our anti-heroes’ nemesis, and they start looking a lot more dissolute than righteous. [Netflix streaming.]

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[2019. 125 min. Directed by J.C. Chandor. Starring Ben Affleck, Oscar Isaac, Charlie Hunnam, Garrett Hudlund, and Pedro Pascal.]
https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/triple-frontier-2019