One would get a feel of The Mechanic in some scenes i.e. neutralize targets organically and naturally. Charles is amateur, indeed. But there’s one issue. If the Intelligence can get 360 degrees camera footage from the London conference room, and all zoomed in; then when Charles escaped from the International Airport, shouldn’t the face recognition had identified him, as, not until the second half, Charles used the face masquerading technique hopping from one location to another at the same time! Never mind!
A good Trance music is something that infuses life in any Flick. And the Shellshock did the same in the middle of the flick, no matter even it was for few seconds. Again, a good quality Trance, and Shellshock revived the late 90s and early 00s Trance Genre.
The reason why most of the Intelligence Agencies become successful, because of their concept of Hiring, who deserves and are worthy to get hired, and not just restricted to the LinkedIn or Monster Jobs or Indeed.com or Social Media platforms’ for Resumes’/CVs. This is the reason why KGB, CIA, MSS, MOSSAD, etc. were able to build great Network of Networks. But again, there’re drawbacks in that too. People can do anything for Money, Fame, Good Life. And here is where it create issues, as I wrote in my previous blog when CNNi published a particular headline (Link & Embedded Link: https://www.jpranavc.com/2025/03/i-wrote-earlier-about-specific-types-of.html ) wherein too much of anything doesn’t end up serving anyone, forget about the World itself!
Timothee Chalamet would reach where Rami Malek is today, which again, Labeouf somehow missed, post Transformers! No idea why!
Coming back to Amateur. Look, complicity with my enemy’s enemy my friend hardly works, like in the case of Stuhlbarg in the flick itself. Thus, contacting other Agency to neutralize earlier Agent’s partner, or, maybe, what’s been done in the reality too, by the FVEY, vide engaging with the K-Army, that BTW ruined Canada, merely for the sake to Counter India; also hardly worked, rather it ruined Canada for good! Because by hiring anyone, you’re not sure what traits you’re nourishing, that can a day create a hole within a rabbit hole too, without anyone knowing it, and that too, not for a better tomorrow.
The title is perfect, looking at how Charles initially tried to take the Lead in London at Allergan Clinic. Means, so openly, hardly secured by a latch, DESPITE Charles knowing how intrude in someone else’s electronics so well, thus, had he followed the same course, what he did in the end, then, it would’ve looked more professional. But again, scent of a beautiful good woman that a person lost for good, can make anyone feel been betrayed by the universe. Whereas, the pool scene was from The Mechanic Series, if I’m not wrong, and do correct me.
It was an engaging flick, but had some loopholes, and also adaptations, inspirations drawn from others flicks. Again, something, original always is much better!
All said & done, a decent weekend watch. 😊
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