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movie review - Back in Action

the journal of Michael Werneburg

twenty-eight years and a million words

Kokubunji, 2025.01.22

This is an action flick (it's in the name!) starring two former spies or assassins or whatever who are drawn back into the game after their quiet life as suburban parents is blown up online. This genre produces a title every year or two, and while they all generally offer something none of them comes close to what I believe was the original, the 1996 film "The Long Kiss Goodnight". See that instead, or perhaps 2004's "Sleepover".

Not recommended.

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