Movies

I'm not a huge Sean Penn fan. To my way of thinking, his best performance up until this movie was as Bradford Whitewood, Jr. in "At Close Range," but right now, after just having watched The Gunman, I've got to say, "Wow..." I never thought of Sean Penn as any sort of "action" star and I certainly never imagined him doing a film like this. But he can sure pick them. And picking this one was a stroke of genius. Some folks might see it as formulaic or routine, but I guarantee you that whoever wrote the screenplay either did more research than he should have or knows more about it than he should. It was almost perfect.

Tough guys, ludicrous plot, ex special forces, fighting, gun scenes where people with automatic weapons can't shoot for toffee, etc. Boring, formulaic nonsense from film makers without an original thought in their heads.

Good plot - took you to Congo, Spain and London. Something to think about what may or does go in Africa with the corruption of their natural resources.Well thought out, no silly stupid explosions, villains held their guns right and for a change there were no Chuck Norris's or Bruce Lee's in the fighting.And that is the biggest gripe of mine when it comes to action film - most films are too far fetched. Need more films like this and such as the 'Heat ' Leon'. Why cant they make real films anymore? The only bit that spoil it for me was an illness - didn't need it in the script