While the ongoing Liam Neeson dad-action-movie concern has been producing ever more diminishing returns, over the last decade and change, just about nobody has so consistently provided sturdy B-movie thrills on the level of Gerard Butler. Year after year, he dutifully and enthusiastically turns out the kind of mid-range, violent thrillers that used to be hitting theaters once a week in the 1990s. From the deeply silly … Has Fallen series to the impending apocalypse of Greenland or the surprisingly epic Heat ripoff Den of Thieves, the sign of an upcoming low-rent Butler actioner has become legitimate cause for excitement.
Published as part of InRO Weekly — Volume 1, Issue 2
