The series visibly struggles to spin an enveloping atmosphere around its ideas.
The Vanishing seems truly troubled by its action violence in a way that many similar thrillers aren’t.
The Meg resonates for the way its computer-generated beast makes way for the Statham-acious spotlight.
The Spy Who Dumped Me’s blasé attitude toward violence feels out of step with the low-key comedic energy of its leads.
Vin Diesel’s lifelessness flies in the face of the film’s more original and ultimately transitory surface pleasures.