A superior genre film from Netflix as five former special forces operatives reunite to steal a drug lord’s fortune in the jungles of deepest South America.
Putting their lives at risk for country is placed on the back burner as millions of dollars are at stake: Oscar Isaac is on a personal mission and pulls together a team that includes Ben Affleck and Charlie Hunnam.
Character and plot development are dealt with on a fairly equal basis until we hit action stations, and whilst there are some howlers in plot line, it’s all entertaining enough until the guys make their planned escape. It then hits the ‘pretty dumb’ button hard. With J.C. Chandor at the helm and written by Chandor and Mark Boal, Triple Frontier could, and should, have been a lot better. But it’s still entertaining for what it is.
Rating: 59%
Director: J.C. Chandor (Margin Call, A Most Violent Year)
Writer: Mark Boal (Detroit, The Hurt Locker), J.C. Chandor (Margin Call, A Most Violent Year)
Main cast: Oscar Isaac (Ex Machina, A Most Violent Year), Ben Affleck (The Town, Gone Girl), Charlie Hunnam (King Arthur, The Lost City of Z)
An Opinion or Two 
A thrilling ride. Nice review.
LikeLike