They threw everything from the books away and had nothing else to put back into it.

chris-h-3

They threw everything from the books away and had nothing else to put back into it.

I'm a fan of the early Robert B Parker books but I knew from the trailer that there was going to be very little of whats in them in this 'comedy' action movie.

I tried to enjoy it for what it was but unfortunately what it is isn't very good either. Dreadful in fact. Theres a lot of shouting from everyone, some scuffles and chase or two. But the script is forgettable, the plot poor and everyone seems pretty bored by the whole thing part from Alan Arkin.

To go back to the original books, they have such great, funny, dialogue, plenty of action and the plots are short, simple and well suited for films. I don't know why you would take the names of a couple of characters and locations and throw everything else out, especially if this mess is the best you can come up with.

File this along with the 2013 Parker film - authors who after their death get the adaption they wouldn't've allowed if they were alive.

score 2/10

chris-h-3 6 March 2020

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