John Cena’s new action-comedy film Freelance has acquired a swath of damaging opinions and scored an notorious zero per charge score on Rotten Tomatoes.
The movie sees Cena play ex-special forces soldier Mason Pettits who’s employed to offer safety for a journalist whereas they interview a dictator. Finally coup breaks out and Pettits has to maintain the three of them alive.
Helmed by Taken director Pierre Morel, Freelance additionally stars Alison Brie, Christian Slater, Alice Eve, Marton Csokas and Narcos star Juan Pablo Raba.
Not but launched within the UK, Freelance premiered within the US on October 27 and has been criticised for its by-product motion and poor performances.
In a scathing assessment, IGN mentioned: “You’ve seen everybody concerned in Freelance current their abilities infinitely higher in different initiatives. There is no such thing as a peace to be made with John Cena’s lead efficiency; Alison Brie doesn’t endear herself to the filmgoing group.
“Pierre Morel’s uninspired work behind the digital camera goes hand in hand with the movie’s nondescript title, dragging viewers via a moodless, toothless motion hybrid that, at its greatest, performs as forgettably inept even with ammunition flying in all instructions.”
The Hollywood Reporter in the meantime criticised the movie’s lack of pleasure. They mentioned: “As a wish-fulfilment car, Freelance is bare in its goals… It’s lacking essentially the most essential aspect of enjoyable.”
In a half star assessment, RogerEbert.com added: “There’s an oppressive nothingness to Freelance. No romance. No comedy. No motion. Positive, there are half-hearted makes an attempt at these issues, however none of it connects as a result of this movie doesn’t have an oz. of artistry behind it.”
Cena just lately made his return to wrestling whereas the continued actor’s strike retains movie manufacturing halted.
Along with his work with WWE, he has a lot of upcoming initiatives together with a job in Matthew Vaughn’s spy-caper Argylle, comedy Coyote vs. Acme, Ricky Stanicky, Paul Feig’s Grand Theft Lotto and motion blockbuster Heads of State which can even star Idris Elba.
