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The story of humble London businessman Quan, whose long-buried past erupts in a revenge-fueled vendetta when the only person left for him to love - his teenage daughter - is taken from him in a senseless act of politically-motivated terrorism. In his relentless search for the identity of the terrorists, Quan is forced into a cat-and-mouse conflict with a British government official, whose own past may hold clues to the identities of the elusive killers. (STX Entertainment)

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POMO 

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English The Foreigner is a decent thriller in which Pierce Brosnan’s politician is a more interesting character than Jackie Chan’s avenger. Brosnan is a British Kevin Costner – a charismatic nice guy who, however, can also be a great fit for a dark role when he decides to take one from time to time. Do not expect to see too many of Chan’s fights, as they serve just to spice up the story of dirty political schemes with undertones of IRA terrorism, which the film presents to the audience in an attractive way with rising tension and pushing the characters into a corner. And frequent explosions. I enjoyed it, mainly because of the great Brosnan and his Irish accent, and also thanks to Cliff Martinez’s score comprising electronic music, which is seldom used in this particular movie genre. ()

DaViD´82 

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English A real political (non) action thriller made in the old school way is the best policy. It is perhaps only hampered by the excessive Vandammian split between the two approaches; Chan's “(all) capable rambo-retiree having a vendetta" and Brosnan's “ambivalent intra-party IRA / Sinn Féin plotting". It seems that Chan's story line was additionally incorporated into Brosnan's. Because it plays a leading role and stands on its own (after all, Quan's actions have no effect at all it, everything would take place in exactly the same way without him). In any case, both story lines work great, but each on its own and there is no point in denying that even if they intersect in terns of plot, their style is completely different. Otherwise I think it´s great. Provided that you expect something in the style of a more chatty variation of Belmondo's Professional rather than Neeson's Taken. ()

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kaylin 

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English Jackie Chan and Pierce Brosnan are a great duo in this film. Jackie, even though his face says otherwise, hasn't aged and his skills are still great, and by that I mean his action skills because I don't doubt his acting skills. Even though he's mainly showing off his MacGyver skills, there's plenty of action and stunts too. He's still doing a good job of it! ()

Kaka 

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English Exactly what you expect when you look at the title of the film. Main character #1 and a revenge from the east. Action, politics and main character #2 from the west. As you can expect from the director’s name, the craftsmanship is very solid, the action is clear, but there's damn little of it. It's too far-fetched for a political thriller and not action-packed enough for a pure actioner, and they also rip-off Sicarios score. But it still works pretty good. It's watchable, fine for fans of action entertainment, Jackie Chan and Pierce Brosnan, and those who like the action-adventure style of Martin Campbell. ()

EvilPhoEniX 

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English Jackie Chan, under the direction of Martin Campbell, has made quite possibly his best film in the last five years and it's nice to see that he is still in form, it's just a pity that the real action only comes at the end. The fight in the woods and the confrontation in the house are very solid, Pierce Brosnan is fine as the villain. Story-wise it could have been more interesting, and I found the first half hour a bit annoying as the stubborn Jackie went a bit overboard with the constant questioning of his daughter about the killer, but otherwise a decent flick that doesn't offend. Next time less politics and more action and it'll be a 4. 70%. ()

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