I am of the firm belief that those who make movie trailers should just make the actual movies. This movie has a few very good action scenes perfectly choreographed with good upbeat songs and then goes off the rails because someone decided they would have Ryan Gosling crying listening to Taylor Swift? The director's attempt at humor through emasculation is cringe worthy and ruins the pacing.
The larger problem with the film though was this inane banter that is not remotely realistic dialogue and it never stops. No one talks like this, ever. Disappointingly this remake of course called for more "diverse" casting. The producer, director, "computer wiz" and prop designer are all of course "strong women" and almost every white male except for Ryan Gosling is again "evil". Yawn.
Interestingly the iconic truck from the original TV show actually looks much better than the newer model and this is coming from someone who hates the look of most '70s and '80s vehicles. Gosling, however; does his best with what he is given to work with and some of the action scenes at the beginning and middle I would watch again but there is just not enough here for what the trailer sold me on and for that this is a missed opportunity.
The larger problem with the film though was this inane banter that is not remotely realistic dialogue and it never stops. No one talks like this, ever. Disappointingly this remake of course called for more "diverse" casting. The producer, director, "computer wiz" and prop designer are all of course "strong women" and almost every white male except for Ryan Gosling is again "evil". Yawn.
Interestingly the iconic truck from the original TV show actually looks much better than the newer model and this is coming from someone who hates the look of most '70s and '80s vehicles. Gosling, however; does his best with what he is given to work with and some of the action scenes at the beginning and middle I would watch again but there is just not enough here for what the trailer sold me on and for that this is a missed opportunity.
