The Predator (2018)

This is for fans of the franchise only and proceed with caution because this movie is a mess. Directed by Shane Black, who appeared as an actor and got shish-ka-bob’d in the 1987 classic sort of makes a hybrid film here. It’s part comedy, part sci-fi action and part who the hell knows what. the comedic aspects don’t work at all. He tried to do a rag tag outcast Con-Air thing and most of the jokes fell flat or they just didn’t seem to fit into what’s happening in the story which is all over the place, but The action sequences are fun and I did like all the characters esp. Boyd Holbrook (Narcos) as the hero. He’s got a terrific on screen presence. I’m going to give this a very mild recommendation only because it’s always good to see this bad boy predator on the screen whether it’s in garbage or not and this movie is pretty close to the can.

Rating (**1/2)