Warning: this film can seriously damage your brain.
The beginning of the film was ok and showed no red flags.
Then grown men started talking like saucy 15-year-olds, and I got that feeling...like I've heard this before. Checked the director - Bay.
Bingo.
Then everything made perfect sense. Thirty-minute-long actions scenes with insane camera work - check. Surreal decision-making in a world that operates in Grand Theft Auto V logic - check. Blatant mockery of politically relevant topics - check.
I can enjoy a Bay film, I love the Rock, and it's very similar. But this one is of complete insanity. It's so incredibly over the top you can't even see the top from here.
And then Bay tries to do drama, and of course, it's excruciating.
There's no reason to try to understand the story since it exists only in this nightmare world where everyone is aggressive, careless, stupid, and has no regard for their or others' lives.
Pros: some decent action scenes and excellent acting by Gyllenhaal.
Cons: it's a nightmare.
Overall, it's a solid live adaptation of a GTA V five-star car chase but with no tanks.
