NO SPOILERS!
Everything within this post comes from the trailers on YouTube. And yes I did actually see the entire film.
I had nearly three weeks of vacation over the recent Christmas period, and like any good movie junkie I used the opportunity to watch a movie every other night.
Soooooo much popcorn... YAY!
Does anyone remember the cute Fantasy, Romance, Comedy film from 1993 starring Bill Murray called Groundhog Day?
That's the best thing I can say without spoiling the film - just add a whole lot of cursing and violence. 
Undoubtedly a lot of people might be turned off with the action and violence, but impressively, the movie combined a lot of heart and tender and touching moments.
The movie is starring Frank Grillo as a retired special forces officer trapped in a never ending time loop on the day of his death. You might remember Frank Grillo from the Captain America movies as Brock Rumlow/ Crossbones. i.e. if you're a Marvel Cinematic Universe fan.
Frank gives an amazing all round performance and captures the entire range of emotions throughout the entire movie. The couple of slow bits in the movie which I didn't like at the time I was watching the movie but are like soooo totally necessary for the movie, Frank really shows his range as an actor.
Frank Grillo as an action star especially in this movie, you could see the fun he was having in kicking the *ss of everyone.
Mel Gibson is the eponymous boss and who doesn't know Mel Gibson from Braveheart, Lethal Weapon and Mad Max?
Mel Gibson gives a totally impressive Mel Gibson performance, as if he was the only person born for the role and the role was written only for him.
Naomi Watts stars as the only woman Frank Grillo's character has ever loved and the less I say about her the better? You'll see when you watch the movie.
She is better known from her performances from King Kong and The Impossible. Hasn't starred in many timeless movies, but gives really great performances in what she does.
Michelle Yeoh has a critical supporting role in the film and is critical to the overall plot of the movie. Michelle is best known internationally for her role in Tomorrow Never Dies (James Bond) and Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon.
No matter, if you memorise the entire YouTube trailer, the trailer and marketing for the movie was well done, think Avengers Endgame Marketing well done. The trailer hides a lot of the great twists in the movie.
You know how sometimes movies have a lot of extraordinary reviews from critics? And then when you see it, it's the worst load of poop sh*t show you've ever seen and you regret wasting your life?
THIS MOVIE LIVED UP TO EVERYTHING.
Directed, written and produced by Joe Carnahan, better known for Narc, Smokin' Aces, The A-Team and The Grey (which coincidentally I have not seen any of his movies - have to take in some of his movies now after Boss Level)
Joe Carnahan made a truly unbelievable movie and due to COVID-19, is not going to be released worldwide in cinemas and unfortunately only on Hulu in the USA and Japan on 5 March 2021.
Imagine this film was completed with filming in May 2018 and it took this long to surface.
Before I forget - this movie is hilarious and can also be billed as a comedy.
I Am Guan Yin and Guan Yin Has Done This!
It'll make sense when you see the movie.
I also liked how the film didn't try to explain any of the science fiction stuff in too much detail - it was just like here - deal with it. The special effects were just enough without becoming too cheesy, DC live action movies anyone?
With an impressive number of supporting characters rounding out a true popcorn flick, it was just one bad guy after the next after the next.
As Thanos says "This does put a smile on my face". It will probably be one of those hidden gems of a movie that people would constantly stumble on over the years and it's a crying shame that has to happen.
Here's to hoping it lands up soon on the Disney Plus (+) expansion worldwide using the Star branded tile on Disney Plus later this year/ next year.
Overall rating - 9.0/10
One of the best pure action movies I've seen in a long time, very bad *ss, plenty violence, lots of cursing. I would say I didn't love every second of it, there were a couple slow bits where the story drifted slightly, so I took off 0.5 for that, as well as the last 30 seconds of the movie disappointed me greatly so another 0.5 for that.
However, this movie comes with an extremely high recommendation from me for all action addicts and fans of Frank Grillo, Mel Gibson, Naomi Watts and Michelle Yeoh.
This would've been f**king awesome to see in a Cinema on a big screen. F**k you COVID-19.
A huge round of applause for Boss Level.
Start the movie, turn up the sound as loud as you can and enjoy yourself for 100 minutes of screen-time. 
I haven't heard of this movie before but I'll definitely check it out. I got accustomed to the cursing from 13 reasons why but I x can't entertain around my 7 year old.
ReplyDeleteNaomi Watts, though never starred in a lot of movies as you said, I admire her character as she gives it her best!