Even though it’s nice that they attempted to try and break the curse of video game movies, it still doesn’t take away the fact that this is far from the best movie of 2016.

While the gaming franchise has been ridiculously successful, the question here is: do those who spend their days tethered to their controllers and mouses really need a movie to gain the experience?

Nope.

There are laughs enough if you remember you’re not meant to overthink it. But considering the cast, it’s just a little bit of a letdown.

What really did seem like an utter waste of talent was to not utilise Timberlake to sing more considering the fact that he is a pop superstar. But when he does sing near the end – Cyndi Lauper’s True Colors – it’s bound to have you squeeze out a tear at least (if you have heart).

For a thriller, it doesn’t really offer much of a thrill. It’s a perfunctory follow up to a formula that saw success 10 years ago but maybe it’s time to toss the baby out with the bath water.

It’s a romp in parts, a little too obvious and boring in others, but I still have no doubt that some segments of audiences are going to love it. It is still good old-fashioned entertainment.

It’s almost as if this was made for five-years-olds by five-year-olds.
This is strictly only for the kids.

Skiptrace is weighed down by a lack of chemistry between its leads, but saved by Jackie Chan’s ever-reliable action work, and an enjoyable travelogue angle.

Just skip it.

The movie is essentially about a crazy cat man who turns people he deems “bad” into cats to teach them a moral lesson of some sort. And if they don’t learn their lesson in time, well, their human bodies die and they’re stuck as cats forever. Dark.

At the end of the day is this a bad film? Yes. I’ll be fair and give credit where credit is due though.

But if you love the brand that is Jason Statham, I doubt you’re going to pass up the opportunity. Nor should you.

This movie is garbage. Do yourself a favour and just go watch the original.