A talented and attractive actor, Josh Duhamel has faced a lot of obstacles in his career. Time and again, hopes fade, opportunities peter out and he's left praised as the best thing in a so-so project. Can BLACKOUT change that?
Better question: Can NETFLIX catch a break?
BLACKOUT is an action film where Josh Duhamel wakes up in the hospital not knowing who he is and quickly learns people are trying to kill him. It's not a new plot twist. Still, it's cute to hear the idiots of The Water Cooler Set maintain it's a rip off of THE BOURNE ADVENTURE and mention Matty Damon as though that was some sort of original twist.
1949's THE CROOKED WAY. 1965's 36 HOURS. 1954's THE LONG WAIT. 1951's THE BLACK WIDOW. 1967's THE CHAMPAGNE MURDERS.
We could go on and on and we can do that because we actually have a knowledge base.
The idiots who see Matt Damon as Adam and THE BOURNE ADVENTURE as the beginning of time, really need to get an education.
These people are trashing NETFLIX and BLACKOUT and telling you this is wrong, wrong, it's a low grade action flick and not what NETFLIX needs.
Excuse us? It was only a few months ago that NETFLIX was being attacked for THE GRAY MAN starring Ryan Gosling and Chris Evans. The problem there, they insisted, was the budget -- $200 million -- and it wasn't even a streaming hit.
Except it was a streaming hit. And in its month of release, it became the most streamed film in 84 countries.
Now they're attacking NETFLIX because BLACKOUT had a $12 million shooting budget. They call it a cheap movie and many other things.
What is BLACKOUT?
It's entertaining action flick that again finds Josh Duhamel sporting his acting chops, likeability and good looks. He is the package.
The film is an action film and it's already a very popular action film. It's been in the top three streamed movies on NETFLIX since it debuted. That's a success. Especially when the film cost only $12 million to shoot.
LOU is another recent film NETFLIX has served up. Also an action flick, it stars Allison Janney in a strong performance. But it's not like it's a breakthrough film. Take away Janney's terse delivery and it's a lot like other action films you've seen.
And that's okay. People streaming an action adventure on NETFLIX are looking for entertainment. LOU is entertaining -- as are BLACKOUT and THE GRAY MAN.