The Way of War (2009)

The Way of War: Directed by John R. Carter. With Cuba Gooding Jr., Clarence Williams III, John Terry, Jaclyn DeSantis. A paramilitary operative goes on a rampage after discovering a conspiracy to commit war.

“u0026quot;The Way of Waru0026quot; is a bizarre experience. With a paper thin revenge plot and a bunch of monosyllabic tough guys with guns, youu0026#39;d think it would be an entertaining violence romp to numb your mind on sleepless nights or while youu0026#39;re on the treadmill at the gym. Sure, we get some of that, but then out of nowhere a monosyllabic tough guy will suddenly get in touch with his inner Confucius and break into a sentimental monologue capped with some fortune cookie wisdom paraphrased from Sun Tzuu0026#39;s 5th century BC handbook u0026quot;Art of Waru0026quot;.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eYeah I guess the filmmakers didnu0026#39;t want to shell out for the actual right to use the actual title so they sneakily, cleverly swapped out the first word. (Note to self: resume working on your romcom screenplay: u0026quot;Catcher in the Rhubarbu0026quot;.)u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eNext, letu0026#39;s take a look at our hero. I canu0026#39;t help but be reminded of the great Eric Draven in u0026quot;The Crowu0026quot; who had a penchant of walking into firefights completely unarmed, mocking the gunmen with epic lines like u0026quot;Take your best shot, Funboy, you got me dead bang.u0026quot; But here in u0026quot;The Way of Waru0026quot; our hero doesnu0026#39;t have any supernatural powers of bullet immunity. He just stupidly walks into gunfire unarmed (literally standing wide open in the middle of a grocery store) until he gets shot and acts like u0026quot;Ouch!! That was really uncalled for!!u0026quot;u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eNext letu0026#39;s look at the story itself. No, actually letu0026#39;s not. Letu0026#39;s just put down the DVD and walk away slowly, which is what Cuba Gooding shouldu0026#39;ve done with this script.”