Ke Huy Quan stars as Marvin, a top real estate saleman, whose life is turned upside down when his past comes to call in the form of Rose, a girl he was supposed to kill, but let live because he loved her. Rose wants revenge on the people who wronged her and she also wants Marvin to be the bad ass he used to be.
This is a breezy 80 minute action film that feels like this was a two hour action film where the cut everything out except for the action. There is little to no exposition, just Marvin being forced into doing violent things. Don't get me wrong there is bad about what is here except that the characters need room to breath and for the action to be give a bit more in the way of reason for happening. The result of it all is that Marvin is a guy who bounces between being a nebish and John Wick. I suspect the reason there are problems is that the script has been bouncing around for years. I'm certain that any changes or tweaks over the years wounded the film.
WHile the film has problems, odds are this will be a film you stop on every time you run across it on cable... but not so much for the compelling plot but because the cast is so good . Seriously they create a bunch of likable characters, who for the most part you root for (the whole thing between Marvin's Assistant and the killer make this a genuine emotional romance). The only ones you don't care for are the two chief baddies, Marvin's brother and the bad guy who set Rose up because they are the worst drawn of any of the characters on screen. There is nothing there a few quirks (the bubble tea) and their vileness.
To be completely honest, despite sensing this was a longer better film chopped down, I like the film. It's very much the least of the producers films, the classic NOBODY and VIOLENT NIGHT are mentioned in the advertising but this isn't even close to their heights, but in the right frame of mind it does entertain. At the same time I saw this for free at a press screening with free popcorn and soda. I don't know if this is worth full movie prices. (This is going to be a hit streaming)
Yes you should see it, but you just may want to wait for less that 15 bucks a head.