Davis is the pro of all pros. Even when she's in something light and, let's be honest, rather rote, she shows up and gives it her all. She makes it all just look easy whether it is delivering a powerful monologue like it is a Shakespeare soliloquy or a being an action hero like she's Tom Cruise, she pulls it off. I'd watch her read a phone book at this point.
G20 is on the slighter side. When compared to something like Widows, another action film featuring Davis, which elevates the action genre in almost every way possible, G20 looks like a school project. Its perspective on geo-politics is rather 101. And even just as a film, it is made in a paint by numbers sort of way. But the action is engaging and its plot is enough to carry us through.
And it has Davis giving a kick ass (in all ways) performance that makes it watchable.
Could a movie like this have commented on global affairs in a more insightful and interesting way? Sure it could have. Does it remain entertaining anyway? Sure does. As a run of the mill action film it works. It also shows Davis can do anything. Which we likely already knew.
G20
Starring: Viola Davis, Anthony Anderson, Marsai Martin, Ramón Rodríguez, Antony Starr, Douglas Hodge, Elizabeth Marvel, Sabrina Impacciatore, Clark Gregg
Director: Patricia Riggin
Writers: Caitlin Parrish, Erica Weiss, Logan Miller, Noah Miller
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