DANGEROUS

Canada/US, 2021, 99 minutes, Colour.

Scott Eastwood, Tyrese Gibson, Famke Janssen, Kevin Durand, Mel Gibson, Brendan Fletcher, Brenda Bazinet.

Directed by David Hacki.

The kind of action show that is popular with audiences and the target of critics. And it happened with this film.

The show has a reasonable kind of plot, a focus on the assassin with psychological problems, his escape and the pursuit, his brother’s secret, the island, helping his family, the pursuit of mercenaries, plenty of fights, Japanese gold from World War II, and final action with guns on the deck of the hidden submarine. (Who could ask for anything more!).

Scott Eastwood resembles his father so often. Kevin Durand is a regular villain. Tyrese Gibson is serious as the local sheriff, family Janssen as an FBI agent in pursuit of the assassin. There are some comic tones with the assassin continually phoning his doctor for advice, the doctor oblivious of the actual situation, seeing the best in things – and a light touch from Mel Gibson as the doctor.

One of those easy action show entertainments.

1. A popular action show?
2. Locations, the island off the West Coast of America, details of the island, the hotel, the mountains, the interiors, the secret tunnels, the submarine location? The musical score?
3. The focus on Dylan, Scott Eastwood like his father, character, psychopath, violent, controlled by drugs, the continued phone calls throughout to his doctor, the doctor putting the best interpretation of the situation and not realising the reality? His escape, the agent in pursuit, his going to the island, the mysterious death of his brother, his family, his mother disowning him, yet his trying to save them? The sheriff, arresting him, putting him in prison?
4. Is one, his henchmen, arrival on the island, the violence, the killing of the sheriff? The pursuit of Dylan?
5. Dylan, the help of Massey, the help of Jo, out of the hotel, climbing the crags, searching for the tunnel? Cole and his pursuit?
6. The seriousness, the comic touches with the doctor and his advice, seemingly oblivious of the dangers? Finding the tunnel, knowing his brother had a secret? The discovery of the submarine? World War II, the Japanese gold?
7. Cole, the intention to get the gold, forcing Dylan to help? Holding his mother hostage?
8. The turning of the tables, to learn and to help, the guns on the deck of the submarine, attacking Cole and his thugs?
9. The presence of the agent, pursuing Cole, her being involved in the climax?
10. The final resolution, saving the family, the gold, the future?