Seemingly overnight, Netflix has become the one-stop big-box superstore of streaming services.
But what about the macho dads out there looking for a quick hit of rah-rah action fodder?
I’d be lying if I said I didn’t miss them a little.
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And apparently, J.C. Chandor did, too.
What matters, though, isn’t so much past proof-of-concept credits as whether or not the movie works.
With a few brief qualms, his old pals are up for it.
And why wouldn’t they be?
They all could use the money.
But more than that, they need the adrenalin and sense of brotherhood again.
ButTriple Frontierisn’t as cheesy and embarrassingly jingoistic as Berg’s films.
Greed kicks in and their better judgment goes out the window.
Suffice it to say that Chandor, Boal, and their gruff band of he-men never let things slacken.
There may be no honor among thieves, butTriple Frontiercertainly makes watching them pretty entertaining.B
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