I watched about 70 percent of this movie on a plane, and it was a relief when the wheels hit the tarmac and the screen went dark. It felt like too much of an approximation to what is actually happening in the real world for me to get lost in the story. The raid Lockjaw leads on a sanctuary city evoked Minneapolis, too on the nose. Art that is too on the nose is an instant turn-off for me, especially when it is also failing to further the conversation around the issue on which it is commenting. While the aim of the revolutionary group, French 75, is admirable, their means to achieve it are still deplorable. As they murder, humiliate, steal and assault their way to the cause, these actions make them no better than the nearly inhuman, cold-blooded government they’re up against. They’re the same people on different sides of a coin.
While there are plenty of comedic elements, I would have needed it to be full-blown satire in order to buy in. Instead, I was stuck watching Bob drink, smoke and generally bumble his way through a crisis while Lockjaw spewed vitriol and ruthless selfishness. My takeaway was the same as with The Godfather: Kill people who piss you off. And so with that, I will go to the mattresses.
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