Despite what the title implies, he doesn't play a leaf raking enthusiast, but an Ex-CIA operative called back into service where he soon finds himself at odds with his former protégé. Take a look. I caught the trailer before Guardians of the Galaxy and it was the first I'd heard of it. Doing some research, the first teaser wasn't even released until late June, and the film comes out August 27th. As evidenced by its lack of a thread, there doesn't seem to be much buzz on this one, but I thought it looked quite promising. Certainly better than recent aging operative films like Three Days to Kill and the garbage--albeit highly successful garbage--Liam Neeson has been pumping out the last 5-6 years. I'd be curious to hear everyone's thoughts on this one. Is this a "must see", "maybe", "rental" or a "no thanks"?
I'm seeing it just because he is doing awesome things. It's always good when Pierce Brosnan is doing awesome things.
Now there's a movie we've never seen before: the aging gunman/hitman/assassin/spy pulled out of retirement to undertake one last operation while also being set up for "retirement." I'm definitely going to see the Denzel Washington version (The Equalizer) to try to expunge my memory of the Kevin Koster version (3 Days to Kill). And these are only the versions out this year.
I also hadn't heard of this movie until seeing the trailer with "Guardians", but it looks impressive. Pierce did an interview not long ago, where he joked about co-star Olga Kurylenko "going through leading men like hot dinners", and saying Daniel Craig "can't have the genre all to himself". I hope it turns out well.
Only saw a TV spot for this so far, not even a trailer- but it looks like the right type of B-movie action flick that's always been perfect to close out the summer season with. That it's Brosnan playing a harder edged agent-type character is just bonus as we all know he wanted to push the Bond character further but was overruled.
Yeah, watching the trailer I got the sense that this was at least partially a do-over on Brosnan's part. I don't know that the world was ready for a Casino Royale style Bond in the 90s, but it sure could've used a few more Golden Eyes. Early reviews for November Man haven't been kind, and the latest projection I saw put its opening weekend domestically at $9 million. To which Sylvester Stallone says "In your FACE, Pierce Brosnan!". That is until Brosnan reminds Sly that he has to divide the credit for the $16 million take of Expendables 3 by nearly a dozen or so other aging action stars. To that, Stallone has no reply, and goes back to writing Rambo V, where the former Green Beret joins up with a talking, smart-alecky Beaver, a giant dim-witted bush and other assorted misfits to save the earth from a religious fanatic.
Apparently, the sequel has already begun pre-production. "Relativity President of Production Robbie Brenner says: "The November Man is a gritty series that re-invents the spy genre with its master Pierce Brosnan by combining the best elements of James Bond and Jason Bourne while echoing the cool, sleek action movies of the 70s. We are excited to launch The November Man later this month and to continue to explore Peter Devereaux's dangerous world with Pierce over the years to come.""
No, but now I recall the trailer and, i believe, a preview clip that aired during Ebert's show, IIRC. Will have to add it to my list.
Wow, that's a bit presumptuous. Sort of like making dinner reservations for a second date while you're headed over to pick her up for your first one.
It's not uncommon to begin developing sequels before the first film is released, but it's less common for smaller films like this.
It definitely shows a confidence many forecasters don't seem to share (the most recent I saw put its total domestic haul at around $22 million). But then, maybe this doesn't have to make $75-100 million to be considered a success.
Pierce was a fantastic dirtbag in Tailor of Panama, and it's directed by the always great John Boorman. This movie looks promising, but it's at a 0% on RT. Ouch.
Yeah, I scanned the reviews and they weren't too kind. One called it a "Double-O dud" (those clever movie critics). If the studio wants want to overcome these bad reviews, they might want to consider splicing in a Ninja Turtle or two.
