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The Foreigner

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7.0/10 • 2.7K

2017-09-281h 53m

ActionThrillerCrime

Never push a good man too far

Quan is a humble London businessman whose long-buried past erupts in a revenge-fueled vendetta when the only person left for him to love – his teenage daughter – dies in an Irish Republican Army car bombing. His relentless search to find the terrorists leads to a cat-and-mouse conflict with a British government official whose own past may hold the clues to the identities of the elusive killers.

Directors
Martin Campbell
Editors
Angela M. Catanzaro

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  1. Pierce Brosnan

    Pierce Brosnan

    Liam Hennessy

  2. Jackie Chan

    Jackie Chan

    Quan Ngoc Minh

  3. Rory Fleck-Byrne

    Rory Fleck-Byrne

    Sean Morrison

  4. Ray Fearon

    Ray Fearon

    Commander Richard Bromley

  5. Charlie Murphy

    Charlie Murphy

    Maggie / Sara McKay

  6. Orla Brady

    Orla Brady

    Mary Hennessy

  7. Michael McElhatton

    Michael McElhatton

    Jim Kavanagh

  8. Lia Williams

    Lia Williams

    Katherine Davies

  9. Dermot Crowley

    Dermot Crowley

    Hugh McGrath

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Gimly

Dec 29, 2017

5/10

Jackie Chan just keeps fuckin' bringing it doesn't he? The serious tone of The Foreigner fits him well, but the role he plays seems oddly shoehorned in. I understand that the movie is in actual fact based on a novel called The Chinaman, which I assume unfolds more or less as the film does. But the Troubles-themed Political Drama makes up most of the runtime in The Foreigner, and the Action/Revenge Thriller element seems almost like at some point in pre-production the crew went "Holy shit, did you know we can put Jackie Chan in this? Quickly! Write him a role!". Although I'm sure that it's not the case, that is how it feels, and while the Action/Revenge Thriller element is the best part of the movie, its failure to mesh with the piece at large does bring it all down a bit. Still a worthwhile watch if you're a fan of the Chan. Final rating:★★½ - Had a lot that appealed to me, didn’t quite work as a whole.

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
$35,000,000.00
Revenue
$145,374,099.00
Keywords
london, englandbased on novel or bookbombrevengeterrorismira (irish republican army)irelanddeathunited kingdom