Compared to the studied bloat of Dwayne Johnson's recent Die Hard tribute Skyscraper, Final Score has a scrappy, walk-through-glass charm that John McClane could appreciate. The plot is needlessly dense - the main villain (Stevenson) is searching the arena for his brother, a political dissident who faked his death, got facial reconstruction surgery, grew a beard, and now looks like Pierce Brosnan - but the low-budget action is effective and Bautista is charismatic. It's a quality that extends to the former pro wrestler's gruff but self-aware public persona, and it can also be found in this enjoyable VOD potboiler that should just be called ' Die Hard in a soccer stadium.' As ex-military hero Michael Knox, Bautista gets to fire a gun, beat up bad guys, and, in one gleefully ludicrous sequence, ride a motorcycle on the roof of the building without anyone in the crowd noticing. Why it’s great: In the Guardians of the Galaxy movies, where he plays the hulking alien creature Drax, Dave Bautista projects an endearing combination of toughness and sensitivity. Where to see it right now: Rent on Amazon, iTunes, and YouTube ( watch the trailer) Altitude Film DistributionĬast: Dave Bautista, Pierce Brosnan, Ray Stevenson, Alexandra Dinu The CGI battles, meta winks, and constant pop culture references can be exhausting, but there's an entertaining 90-minute Shane Black-ish comic book movie lurking beneath all the clutter. Luckily, the sequel, which centers around Deadpool's efforts to save young Firefist (Dennison) from the clutches of badass time traveler Cable (Brolin), delivers sharper one-liners and more dynamic set-pieces, including a bloody X-Force raid that turns into a Rube Goldberg-like show-stopper for the luck-prone Domino (Zazie Beetz).

Why it’s great: There's an obnoxious aside in Deadpool 2, the latest chapter in the ultra-violent (and ultra-smarmy) X-Men spin-off series, where Ryan Reynolds's red suit-wearing anti-hero turns to the audience and says there's a 'big CGI fight scene coming up.' He's not kidding - the Russian tin man Colossus brawls for a while with an animated villain I won't reveal here - and that's the irritating part of the gag: The filmmakers are just acknowledging a cliché instead of upending it! In the first Deadpool movie, the comedic 'too much-ness' of the character was often used to cover up some perfunctory, uninspired action sequences.

Cast: Ryan Reynolds, Josh Brolin, Morena Baccarin, Julian Dennison, Zazie Beetz

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