6 Underground

Bay rulez them all!  A mediocre story about a team who kills evil bastards and stage coups d’etat in exploited countries that Wernick and Reese gave a non-linear narrative structure, Dead Pool-style humor and a cool giant magnet that has its say in the final act. Lots of blood, headshots, cussing and beautiful shots of wonderful models in spectacular action scenes, all of which are typical for Bay. Reynolds plays Reynolds and the rest of the team is well cast, but you’ll remember just the stats and the great lines. The backstories are routine. I have a feeling that Bay visits the same website where I go for wallpaper and then he makes movies in the most amazing locations. I didn’t expect we’d get this far. (12/13/2019)

Michael Bay is simply nuts. Moreover he thinks that a movie about a bunch of people who want to save the world but actually kill many innocents is going to be fun. And yes, I can say that the action was fun. I’ve probably never seen it affect it its surroundings as much in any movie. However, the action was the only thing that worked. The boys and girls here didn’t offer anything the audience could relate to. Even a sight of the half-naked Mélanie Laurent left me totally unaffected… and that’s saying something. (12/15/2019)

Oh dear. I was expecting from Michael Bay one of the most action-packed films of the year, but instead, I got a somewhat undercooked product that no one will remember in a few months, or even weeks. The cast was enticing, and the juicy budget was promising, but this "Six" simply stumbled on multiple fronts. Firstly, there is the terrible story. I didn’t expect a groundbreaking plot, but does Bay really think that such a childish script and weak storyline have anything to offer the audience? If so, that’s quite disappointing. Even Reynolds didn’t do much to save it; you could tell that most of the jokes were forced, and the scriptwriters sank the film. The only redeeming aspect was the bloody R-rated action (unusual for Bay, but I welcomed it enthusiastically). The opening chase in Italy and the sequence in the Hong Kong skyscraper were delightful, but unfortunately, the same can’t be said for the rest of the film (for most of the runtime, the chaotic editing ruined the action). This leads to a warning for sensitive viewers... skip the film to avoid potential epileptic seizures; the rapid image switching won’t be kind to your eyes. Honestly, I don’t even want a sequel, even though I know this saga doesn’t end with the open ending. 60% (12/30/2019)

It’s as if someone wanted to launch a new Netflix action franchise featuring a team of agents in the mold of M:I. Unfortunately, Bay doesn’t think it is important to elicit any sympathy for the characters, who are the second most important thing in the genre after action. Or at least give them broader characterization than the cars, boats and inanimate pink ducks get. If anyone from the group screams, he is quickly dispatched in three quick shots, and then on with the show. Even Reynolds isn’t nearly as much of a smart-ass as he is in everything we love him in (and for). The dialogue is simply painful; it would have been better if no one had spoken at all. The best thing about the film is the action-packed opening car chase, both in its unmistakable stylishness and humorous Bay elements. Here it as if we find ourselves in better times for Bay before the second Transformers. The rest of the film is entertaining with traditionally spectacular filters, epileptic editing, ladies’ costumes and the over-the-top glamourous settings of the other action scenes. And it’s annoying with its dullness and endless lack of feeling for anything. (12/15/2019)

Porn made up of explosions and self-indulgent action scenes that (unfortunately) doesn't have the necessary balls of Michael Bay's earlier work. The worst thing about an action movie is when you start yawning, which happened to me quite regularly here. Michael Bay unfortunately loses all reason and completely unceremoniously lets his uncontrolled and frightening imagination run wild. The result is an extremely tasteless film that presents all its characters as mere pawns used for action orgies. As lobotomizing weekend entertainment, it's pretty good, I just feel the need to humbly suggest that the 150 million could have been spent more effectively. (01/09/2020)