The Spoiler-ific Companion Piece to The Gray Man Review

Spoiler-alert! Here are some random thoughts about The Gray Man.

• Ricardo Hohl Jr (a friend on Facebook) pointed out that there were quite a few similarities to the Schwarzenegger film Commando. The following are some that I can think of:

  • The hero has to escape from inside a plane.

  • The hero has to fight and kill at least one person from his outfit.

  • The female supporting actor has a scene where she uses an explosive projectile weapon.

  • Evans’ sociopathic, mustached villain is reminiscent of Bennett. He even has a knife battle with Gosling in their final showdown. Both Bennett and Hansen died from a fatal injury to the chest.

  • Both finales involve rescuing a pre-teen girl held hostage in a large mansion.

• Evans called Gosling a “Ken doll”. If you know, you know.

• There is a scene with a jeep with a henchman poking out of its sunroof with a machine gun who looks like Al Leong. This is funny if you know who Al Leong is.

• Empire FB group member Gregory Webster pointed out to me that the film is based on a series of books by Mark Greaney. Based on the synopsis, the film seems to deviate quite a bit from the source.

• Though some people have been complaining about the “terrible” script, there are still some cool lines and comebacks like “it’s just another Thursday,” “boring”, and “please remove yourself from my personal space!”

• Things I’m looking forward to in Part 2:

  • Sierra One, Two, Three and Five.

  • The “Old Man”, revealed to be none other than Six’s dad, so that they can shoehorn in a Star Wars moment. How did he survive being shot and killed by Six? Unclear. But I’m sure they’ll find a way.

  • I haven’t read the books, but I bet Six’s brother is also a Sierra.

  • Denny and Suzanne getting their due comeuppance.

  • Dhanush’s Avik San returning to kick ass in style.

  • Lloyd’s twin brother, also played by Evans, plotting his revenge against Six. He’d be meaner and crazier than Lloyd, but without a mustache. It’s stupid, but it’d fit naturally in this trope-ridden world.

Originally published on my Facebook page, here.

Spoiler-free review, here.