Gemini Man

Ang Lee, double Will Smith, what’s not going to be great about that? Well Gemini Man it would seem!

Don’t get me wrong it wasn’t terrible and Will Smith continues to be an engaging screen presence, but this was a film that never really got beyond an average action adventure.

It really felt more of an excuse to show off the technology behind recreating an early 20’s Will Smith, a Fresh Prince after a few workouts and a slightly less comfortable up bringing!

This technology is moving on really quickly, if we compare it to the slightly jarring recreation of Carrie Fisher in Force Awakens, you can see its clear evolution. It works pretty much all of the way through, there are a couple of scenes that struck me as very CGI, especially the final one, but beyond that you don’t get overly caught up in admiring it.

However, maybe that’s the films problem, you don’t get overly caught up in any of it, it’s pretty standard a film you’ve seen a hundred times before, the plot, the villains and ultimately the outcome are all pretty obvious and generic and Will isn’t surprising (in either guise) he’s standard Will Smith, likable with the occasional quip.

Enjoyable enough, but beyond the technology, nothing ground breaking or original. If you’re happy to leave your critical brain at the door, crack open the popcorn and not expect too much, you should be just fine.