Kandahar

When Gerard Butler emergency-landed a Boeing in the Philippines last time, I thought he was stepping up his game with better roles. However, in Kandahar, he's back to his less impressive parts. Admittedly, the film wasn't terrible, and my one-star rating might not be entirely fair, but I'm all about the subjective take. Despite plenty of action, I felt no real tension or concern for the main characters' fates. The story just didn't grab me, and I couldn't care less about any of the characters. Being an American production, it was loaded with fake introspection and even suggested that if Muslims read the Quran, maybe fewer would become terrorists (?!!!?). The film also hammered in the obligatory family values and drowned the whole package in a hefty dose of sentimentality. It just wasn't for me. / Lesson learned: Melting down nuclear reactors seems extremely unecological. (07/12/2024)