Alan Ritchson’s latest film, the sci-fi action movie War Machine, is currently popular on Netflix. Critics have described it as over-the-top, explosive, and delightfully ridiculous.
The film, directed by Patrick Hughes (who also co-wrote the script with James Beaufort), features Jack Ritchson as Staff Sergeant 81, and also stars Dennis Quaid.
Following an injury sustained in Afghanistan – a place where he also lost his brother, Jai Courtney – 81 enrolls in Army Ranger training, fulfilling a wish his brother had for him.
During training, the team is shocked by a mysterious object that begins hunting them down, killing them off one by one.
With the tagline “it was built for war, but so was he,” the film War Machine has become one of the most popular English-language movies on Netflix around the world.
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The film, which premiered in Australian cinemas in February, also stars Stephan James, Esai Morales, Keiynan Lonsdale, and Daniel Webber.
Rotten Tomatoes reports that critics generally liked the movie, giving it an average score of 69% based on 45 reviews. Many reviewers praised War Machine as a fun and nostalgic action film, with Punch Drunk Critics calling it “gloriously fun” and Polygon saying it “hits all the right spots.”
The magazine Empire described the film as a wildly over-the-top action movie – silly, explosive, and surprisingly enjoyable despite its absurdity.
While praising Jack Reacher’s actor, The New York Times felt his efforts to make the character more relatable fell flat, relying on predictable tropes instead of adding genuine emotional complexity.
In conclusion, The AV Club suggests enjoying Hughes’ film as a straightforward, classic action movie.
I saw a review on Digital Spy that called War Machine the perfect weekend movie, and honestly, I get it. It’s just pure, action-packed fun – exactly what you need to switch your brain off and escape everything else going on right now.
War Machine is streaming on Netflix.
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