MOVIE: Kill Chain
STARRING: Anabelle Acosta, Angie Cepeda, Nicolas Cage, Luna Baxter, Ryan Kwanten, Pedro Calvo
RELEASE DATE: October 18th, 2019
WHERE TO WATCH: VOD (Amazon Prime, Apple TV)
By Justin Pomerville (2 Broke Geeks)
Araña (Nicolas Cage) in Kill Chain.
You ever watch a movie that just has a bunch of stuff happening, but yet it feels like nothing actually happened? Or that the point of the movie got lost somewhere between the script to film? 2019’s Kill Chain feels like that kind of movie.
This film’s synopsis can be summed up in one sentence; A shootout between two hitmen begins an evening of murder, betrayal, and revenge amongst a crooked gang of police, gangsters, assassins, and mercenaries. I don’t know what else to add to this. It’s one of those films where it had so many subplots that only come together at the end. By coming together, I mean they had no other way to make this film end in a reasonable manner.
Cage’s character becomes the most important person because although he is only in the movie for approximately 30 minutes of the 1hr. 30 runtime, he set into motion all the events that lead the very specific characters to his location. Characters that are specific yet not important enough to give them all actual names. Only 5 cast members (including Cage) had names. All other supporting “important” characters had names like “The Very Bad Woman”, “The Old Sniper, “The Curious Assasin”, and “The Woman in Red”. I use quotation marks around “important” because although they have lines and progress the story, they have no significant role in this film.
Araña (Nicolas Cage) and Gigi’s Friend (Jon Mack) in Kill Chain.
This movie was a chore to get through and even Cage could not save it. Because I don't really have much left to say about this entry, Kill Chain is listed in the lower end of “Hot Mess” on the Nic Gauge.
