The Gray Man
The Russo Brothers ' recent directorial feature , The Gray Man , has finally begun cyclosis on Netflix , starring Ryan Gosling as the rogue CIA operative Sierra Six , who goes up against a nefarious maniac in Chris Evans ’s Lloyd Hansen .
While the unexampled Netflix film has gather enough grip to justify a continuation , the flick has proven to be quite factious among fans and critics , harken back to several other action thriller films from the last few years that had with child voltage , but ultimately missed the mark .
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sport a monolithic MCU reunion with the screenwriting duo of Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely and the Russo Brothers , who antecedently worked together on bothAvengers : Infinity WarandEndgame , and a star - studded cast of lovable actors , The Gray Manhad every reason to be the next big smasher .
The Gray Manmay have been a tolerable film , but it was ultimately yet another forgettable action - thriller that could n’t mark itself from the scores of other films in the genre . With a output team so famous , The Gray Manshould have been a far greater entry into Netflix ’s Brobdingnagian catalogue , though the franchise still has a chance to redeem itself with the recently announced sequel .
Red Notice
Red Noticeuniteda vagabond of fantastically likable actorsin major stars Dwayne Johnson , Gal Gadot , and Ryan Reynolds in what was at the time the most expensive Netflix flick ever made . brag a globetrotting risky venture , Red Noticewas one of the most heavily marketed Netflix originals ever , creating a hype that the plastic film at long last did n’t hold out up to .
WhileRed Noticewas undoubtedly a hit for Netflix , spawning the dealership the streamer had hoped for upon its release , critics were not particularly fond of the motion picture , criticizing the flat and predictable chronicle . The A - inclination cast was also criticized for their largely generic persona , who most resembled the far more democratic personality of reference that the respective actors had played in other films .
Bright
In 2017,Brightwas set up to be the next full-grown activeness - thriller fantasy franchise . With major talent in stars Will Smith and Joel Edgerton and a deeper subject matter that could have provide formative societal comment , everything seemed set for the dawn of a major hitting for Netflix .
Will Smith has kickstarted plenty of franchisesover the years , includingMen in Black , Bad Boys , and many more . Bright , however , was one dealership that even he could n’t get off the ground . The pic was panned by critic and , though a subsequence was in growing for years , Netflix appears to have canceled the moving picture after Will Smith ’s public incident with Chris Rock at the Academy Awards earlier this year .
Jolt
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Kate Beckinsale seek to launch her very ownJohn Wick - esque action mechanism franchise with her 2021 filmJolt . With viewers thirsty for moving picture franchise of such a nature , Joltcould and should have been the female person - moderate legal action franchise that multiple studio have been desperately essay for years .
Despite its potential , Joltultimately strike flat upon its premiere , failing to win traction with fans or critic . Any hope for a sequel or spinoff to this action thriller fizzled quite apace as it became clear that viewers had not conduct to this new potential franchise .
Kate
Mary Elizabeth Winstead , fresh off her DCEU debut inBirds of Preythe late year , starred in 2021’sKateas the titular assassin with only one twenty-four hour period impart to live . With a cast rounded out by Woody Harrelson , Tadanobu Asano , and freshman Miku Martineau , anticipation was gamy forKateupon its Netflix release .
ThoughKatewas refreshfully detached of heavy - handed franchise - edifice , show itself as a standalone film , the secret plan experience very much borrowed from other , best films . There is little that is remarkable aboutKateother than Winstead steadily evidence her merit as an military action star .
6 Underground
ThoughRyan Reynolds ’s latest Netflix films have been major hits , his 2019 partnership with the streaming giant,6 Underground , never find the same grip . Directed by Michael Bay and starring a cast of personable doer lead by Reynolds himself , the film was marketed as one of the biggest Netflix films of all metre .
6 Undergroundattempted to be Michael Bay ’s great " riposte to manikin , " but ultimately fail to bewilder the landing . Audiences waver in their interest in the picture show after its poor critical reception , killing any chance for potential films . It would be three years afterwards than Bay would undertake his Ulysses S. Grant " return to form " once more , perhaps finding his mark withAmbulance .
The Old Guard
On the heels of the monumental gold rush in the superhero action writing style , Netflix sink a cracking amount of money and zip into the creation of the 2020 Charlize Theron fomite , The Old Guard . With a bottomless appetite for superhero films and tremendous good will for a film that promised to digest out among the genre , The Old Guardwas poise to be Netflix ’s long - attempt - after theme song superhero franchise .
The Old Guardmanaged to find some level of audience interest group upon its going , even garnering a sequel , but still failed to properly enlarge on the incredibly saturated superhero literary genre in a meaningful way . While future installing in the franchise can still tell apart themselves from other superhero films , The Old Guardmay havemade a better picture biz than a movie .
Infinite
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Infiniteis a 2021 natural process thriller starring Mark Wahlberg , Sophie Cookson , and Chiwetel Ejiofor . establish on the beloved novelThe Reincarnationist Papersby D. Eric Maikranz , the film came with a pre - existent fanbase , a cast with large several followings , and tremendous chance for franchising , all of which it squandered .
screw up a streaming - only release as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic , Infinitemade very short encroachment on audiences upon its release , mostly getting lost by the wayside on a cyclosis service that had n’t quite ascertain its footing yet . The film itself bollocks its intriguing setup , trading in the more interesting sci - fi elements for generic action sequences and unmemorable type .
The Protege
outfit with a powerhouse triplet of leading headliner in Maggie Q , Samuel L. Jackson , and Michael Keaton , the 2021 action thriller filmThe Protegehad the terrifying chance to usurp the remainder of the summertime movie season and potentially launch a terrific franchise .
Though not a terrible film , The Protegefeels like gobs of other forgettable action thrillers from the last decade . The grapheme all feel tired and intimate , with Maggie Q ’s role as Anna Dutton far too reminiscent of innumerous other case from the actress ’s premature moving picture . In the destruction , The Protegedoesn’t do nearly enough to win audience over in a in use market place .
The Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard
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The Hitman ’s Bodyguardwas the surprise come to of 2017 , with stars Ryan Reynolds , Samuel L. Jackson , and Salma Hayek form a rattling trio worthy of turn into a lucrative franchise . Thereby , the 2021 subsequence , The Hitman ’s Wife ’s Bodyguard , had every reasonableness to be just as big of a hitting as the original was .
It became clear shortly after the release ofThe Hitman ’s Wife ’s Bodyguardthat the continuation pale in comparison to the original . While the performance from the film ’s main plaster cast were sure on equivalence with their work in the anterior film , it was n’t enough to save the sequel ’s washy history and lazy laugh , which may have killed what could have been a very lucrative dealership .
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