Decommissioned – Anschlag auf Befehl (2016)

Decommissioned – Anschlag auf Befehl: Directed by Timothy Woodward Jr.. With Johnny Messner, Vinnie Jones, Estella Warren, James Remar. A retired agent’s life is turned upside down when he discovers he’s the patsy for an impending CIA planned presidential assassination.

“Did not want to dislike u0026#39;Decommissionedu0026#39;. It was again not a bad, if not new, premise and Vinnie Jones has given alright performances in the past. It had potential to work, and would have done with effort being obvious and like those in front of and behind the camera had their hearts in it.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eNeither of which can be seen with u0026#39;Kill Kaneu0026#39;, something that is really quite unforgivable. Have seen worse films, recently and ever, but that doesnu0026#39;t stop u0026#39;Decommissionedu0026#39; from being a very poor film with no redeeming traits and a lot of things done absolutely terribly. There is not much to add to what has been said very well already and the review is at the risk of repeating what has been said. Just for the record, u0026#39;Decommissionedu0026#39; was watched with an open mind and not without the intent or want to dislike, let alone hate, the film, quite the contrary. u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eu0026#39;Decommissionedu0026#39; warehouse sequence had some tension and Michael Pare brings some professionalism, but those are the only okay things one can see.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eAlmost all the acting ranges from insipid to terrible, only Pare comes off unscathed while everyone else looks engaged or at ease. Jones lacks vigour and intensity for a role needing both for it to work and gives a lazy performance in a role misleadingly marketed, as others have said judging from the advertising one would think he was the lead but heu0026#39;s a supporting character barely in it in reality. In all fairness the characters are clichéd and are never engaging or easy to get behind, didnu0026#39;t care or endear to any of them. u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThe chemistry is static, likewise with the barely existent direction. The script is from start to finish is a cringe, weep and toe curl-fest with lots of overblown soap-opera melodrama and no depth whatsoever.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eFurthermore, the story has no tension or suspense whatsoever, is very lifelessly paced and executes a not particularly new if intriguing idea with no imagination or originality. Basically non-stop indifferent dullness and predictability that takes itself far too seriously to be fun. u0026#39;Decommissionedu0026#39; has a very dreary, one-note and less than slick visual style with well below average visuals and no attempt at authenticity. The sound is monotonous and over obvious with music that is too constant and over-bearing, while the lighting lacks atmosphere and consistently and the photography lacks focus and often static in the more dramatic scenes.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eIn conclusion, another very bad film. 2/10 Bethany Cox”