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But when an op goes sideways, and he inadvertently uncovers dark agency secrets connected to the very stern and grim CIA lead Denny Carmichael (Page), he quickly gets a target painted on his back. Gosling plays Court Gentry, aka Sierra Six, a CIA mercenary known for his brutal skills and kill count. “The Gray Man” plot is pretty rote and familiar.

READ MORE: “The Gray Man” Sequel & Prequel Is Already The Works The same cannot be said for Regé-Jean Page and Jessica Henwick, who have the ignominious honor of playing humorless, one-note CIA agents who glower, glare, and make VERY SERIOUS threats to everyone they seethe or bark orders at. He’s a treat to watch-shame about everyone else.

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The saving grace of the movie is Chris Evans, who plays a delicious psychopath who steals the movie from everyone and enlivens every scene he’s in. Worse, it’s also one that misguidedly tries to reframe a ruthless assassin and hitman as a killer with a heart of gold. While the action can be taut and engrossing at times, “The Gray Man,” written by the Russo’s Marvel buds Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely, ultimately feels like a movie we’ve seen a dozen times before. READ MORE: Summer 2022 Movie Preview: 50 Must-See Films To Watch It’s a movie that hedges its bets and wants to eat its cake, too-the raw, visceral qualities of a lone wolf assassin movie and the righteous superhero morality elements that are more palatable but really incongruous (but hey, we wanna franchise this baby, right?) Sometimes “The Gray Man” wants to be the grittier version of Michael Mann’stake on a James Bond film, but it veers off course and goes a little too Marvel (broad), even a little “ Fast and Furious” (silly) when the fierce action becomes a little too overblown. Gosling is, at heart, an uber-charming, good-looking, quirky rascal who can really act, and “The Gray Man” tries to square peg him into the virtuous strong, silent type who can’t help but sneak a few quips in. Ryan Gosling finally gets his own superhero-y film in the Russo brothers’ big-budget Netflix actioner, “ The Gray Man,” but it can’t seem to serve his strengths or itself.

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