Gunning for revenge
CHRIS Pratt has got his serious face on. His character James Reece is in charge of a platoon of Navy Seals and there’s an important mission ahead.
“Eyes on the horizon boys, let’s make it count,” he says… before it all goes horribly wrong.
This eight-part military thriller is based on the best-selling novel by Jack Carr and also stars Constance Wu, Taylor Kitsch, Riley Keough, Jeanne Tripplehorn and Patrick Schwarzenegger.
It has the feel of an action movie, with a fast-paced opening sequence as the platoon is ambushed during a high-stakes covert mission.
No spoilers but it’s fair to say that the mission does not end well.
Reece returns home to his family with conflicting memories of the event and questions about his culpability.
He’s at home with his wife and young daughter, playing the guitar, but he’s clearly plagued by PTSD from the mission.
However, as new evidence comes to light, Reece discovers dark forces working against him, endangering not only his life, but the lives of those he loves.
In true revenge-thriller style, he puts together a list of enemies to wipe out, but since his memories don’t seem to match the evidence, can he even trust his own mind?
Cue lots of traumatic, violent flashbacks, with saccharine family scenes and a perfectly miserable leading man, all masculine stoicism and not an ounce of humour.
For brooding, paranoid conspiracy drama and a hell of a lot of death, look no further.