Washington is a natural action hero but with an everyman sort of quality despite his leading man good looks. He oozes charisma, likability, and athleticism; he just feels like the whole package. A film like Beckett should be a slam dunk. It's a simple premise that should hook you and give him a chance to shine. And it manages okay but too often the film just feels too rote. It manages to be an entertaining enough film but never quite makes it to the next level.
Beckett is very much a this-happens-then-this-happens-then-this-happens sort of story. There is little art put into how the story is told or the characters developed. We are just presented with characters that exist and they go through the plot points. That works for what it is but I kept thinking of ways that it could be better, richer and more exciting.
Washington is very good. There are a few moments he gets to shine both as an actor (he is believably traumatized by the events of the movie) and as an action star (his set pieces are well put together). But the story just never holds together enough to take it seriously enough.
So overall Beckett is a simple distraction. And here's hoping Washington has more Tenets in his future and less of these.
Beckett
Starring: John David Washington, Alicia Vikander, Boyd Holbrook, Vicki Krieps
Director: Ferdinando Cito Filomarino
Writer: Kevin A. Rice
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