Boss Level is an American Sci-fi action film directed by Joe Carnahan. It stars Frank Grillo, Mel Gibson, and Naomi Watts in main roles and was released on 5th March 2021 on Hulu.
The story moves around Roy Pulver (Frank Grillo), a retired special forces soldier, who finds himself trapped in a never-ending time loop that ends upon his death. He wakes up on his bed with a girl, he is without delay attacked by a man, then by a sniper on a chopper just outside his house. If he lives through all that, there are a bunch of other assassins following him. He gets to know that his wife Jemma Wells (Naomi Watts) has been murdered. And she was a scientist in Dyno Laboratories, working on a kind of a time alternating machine. The laboratory is run by Colonel Clive Ventor (Mel Gibson)...but why was Jemma murdered? Will Roy ever find out who killed her? How Roy is trapped in a time loop? Everything will be clear after you watch this film.
Hulu has brought yet another film on the time-loop concept after the last year's hilarious and highly successful Palm Springs. Written by Chris Borey, Eddie Borey, and Joe Carnahan, BOSS LEVEL starts like a video game where Roy is the main player and there are a bunch of other assassins with whom he has to fight. If he dies, he has to do that all over again. What a hell, right!!! Here obviously Roy is our action hero, with wit embedded, his actions like hijacking a car, or knowing everything and also that he will be killed at 12:47 sharp, a this reminded me of Kyle Allen in The Map of Tiny Perfect Things, where he used to roam about in his bicycle, saving people from bird poop or telling someone the direction, he has lived all of that moments uncountable times and here's the same case.
What went wrong in the previous attempts is also shown, Roy is constantly getting killed, shot, and beheaded. There is a killer who chops off his head saying 'I am Guan-Jin and Guan-Jin has done this'. No matter how many times it comes you will laugh hard even if Roy is dying. The action scenes have been slickly choreographed and are truly exciting to see. But sadly other than this, nothing really is much solid to see here. Roy and Jemma's relationship appears cold rather than acceptable and with his son Joe (Rio Grillo) too. The villain, Clive Ventor, has also been not given space to create the fright, but you know what....Frank Grillo as Roy covers every flaw with his powerful presence and charisma. The film's brisk pace is also a positive thing that makes you forget all that minor flaws and you'll enjoy this film fully, even you think the time loop has become stale now, Frank Grillo is here in a refreshing action hero avatar and he doesn't dip a bit.
All said and done about Frank Grillo. Even at the age of 55, he is as energetic and full of enthusiasm as any other younger action hero. He's electrifying as Roy, the witty nature suits him. His hair is looking great BTW. Naomi Watts as Jemma Wells did her best in a short role. Mel Gibson as Colonel Clive Ventor is good too, but he didn't get much of screentime to leave his marks and others were just about okay.
The cinematography by Juan Miguel Azpiroz is mind-blowing. Every frame looks breathtaking, it is so rapid. The thrilling action sequences are captured wonderfully. The production design by Jon Billington is of high quality. The music by Clinton Shorter perfectly suits the tone of the film and the editing by Kevin Hale is spot on.
So, Boss Level is just the action film we deserve. The time loop has been done right, it's simple and easy. It's Frank Grillo all the way here, he carries the film alone, to be frank. Others hardly get any space to leave their mark. Stream it, it's a well-made film, no doubt, with clever and slick action scenes with a perfect blend of wit, it's entertaining, fun, exciting, and worth your time.
Rating:- 3.5/5
Now streaming on Hulu.
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