Film review: Ryan Reynold's in 6Underground
— don't care a bit about how this character makes being deceased work for him, and never imagine a single instance in which it helps our man get something done. Instead, they just keep asserting the value of this disentanglement from the world, over and over, as if they believe they invented the idea and want to ensure they get the credit. No joke: Sixty-five minutes into the film, we're still hearing solemn pronouncements like "the world was wrapped in red tape...
At a couple of points, this sequence seems to want to make us laugh: See driver Dave Franco execute a frantic turn to dodge not only a mother carrying a baby, but fluttering doves and a slobbering puppy as well. But laughs have never been one of Bay's strong suits, and the slo-mo gag is barely a speed bump on the way to more exploding car crashes.
In several cases, you can pretty much forget what the character's alleged specialty is once the opening sequence is done, since it'll be irrelevant for the rest of the film — and only in one case will that be because the character has died.
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