Between this and _Cherry_, it’s becoming more and more clear that the MCU’s best director is called Kevin Feige.
Netflix clearly spent a lot of money on this, you can feel the price of your subscription going up with every new set piece that’s introduced, but the end results are still unforgivingly bland and generic nonetheless.
It’s their attempt to compete with Bond, Bourne or Mission Impossible, but if anything this feels like a poser imitation of those superior blockbuster franchises.
The Russos are clearly trying to recapture that same tone and spark from their _Captain America: The Winter Soldier_ days, but they end up making something that’s more akin to the quality of _Red Notice_.
In terms of directing they kinda got outdone by their own second unit director with his Netflix action flick, as I’d argue that _Extraction_ is a marginally better film than this.
The action’s poorly done and cheaply put together, lots of annoying editing, corny dialogue, distracting CGI, boring visuals and music; not a lot to recommend about this one.
The acting’s fine, but I have absolutely no idea why an extremely picky actor like Ryan Gosling chose this script in the first place.

4/10