The Gray Man Movie Review: Dhanush's Hollywood Film Is Flashy And Brutal But Not Satisfying
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oi-Filmibeat Desk
By Johnson Thomas
Rating:
2.5/5
Star
Cast:
Ryan
Gosling,
Chris
Evans,
Ana
de
Armas,
Jessica
Henwick,
Regé-Jean
Page,
Wagner
Moura,
Julia
Butters,
Dhanush
Director:
Anthony
Russo,
Joe
Russo
This
Mark
Greaney
debut
novel-turned-film
(by
the
Russo
Brothers
of
Captain
America
and
Avengers
fame)
has
Ryan
Gosling
as
Sierra
Six,
a
criminal-turned-CIA-assassin.
He
is
suddenly
being
hunted
by
assassins
from
all
over
the
world
because
of
some
incriminating
evidence
he
has
uncovered
about
his
reporting
chief.
Ana
de
Armas
is
another
CIA
operative
who
becomes
the
only
person
Six
can
trust.
Chris
Evans
plays
Lloyd
Hansen,
a
murderous
psychopath,
tasked
with
getting
rid
of
Six.
Indian
superstar
Dhanush
plays
Avik
San,
another
assassin.
That's
as
much
of
the
story
you
need
to
know.
Don't
look
for
character
development
or
smart
plotting
here.
Even
dialogues
are
pretty
much
cryptic
-
of
course,
none
of
the
characters
have
enough
time
to
talk
in
sentences.
There's
just
too
much
action
and
stunts
happening
in
The
Gray
Man...and
no
room
to
plot
some
meaningful
byplay.
The
narrative
is
racy
and
eventfull
-
full
of
firepower
-
but
it's
all
so
flashily
done
that
it
becomes
imminently
forgettable.
Dhanush
-
The
Tamil
Superstar
in
The
Gray
Man
Dhanush,
the
Indian
Tamil
superstar
has
a
sidebar
role
as
yet
another
assassin
sent
out
for
the
kill.
He
has
obviously
been
chosen
to
broad
base
acceptance
of
this
thriller
actioner
across
NRI
residencies
all
over
the
world,
in
addition
to
the
southern
states
of
India.
As
Avik
San,
Dhanush
does
have
a
crucial
role
to
play
coming
in
at
the
fag-end
when
other
assassins
sent
before
him
have
failed
in
their
task.
He
also
gets
to
be
the
only
killer
with
a
modicum
of
morality.
His
questioning
look
when
tasked
with
killing
a
female
speaks
for
itself.
Frankly
speaking,
there's
no
room
for
such
sentimentality
in
a
film
replete
with
violence,
bloodshed
and
an
innumerable
body
count
-
not
to
mention
the
humungous
destruction
of
public
property
and
disruption
of
lives
across
continents.