The Man from Toronto

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1. ›The Man From Toronto (2022) || Movie Review.@esther-emmanuel846d

   

   Over the weekend, I decided to go rampant on movies or series that have been sitting on my watchlist for a long time now. ’The Man From Toronto (2022)’ has been on my watchlist for a long time and it is my fault that I haven't made time to watch it all this while because of Kelvin Hart. I don't like him at all, he gives me the ick and he aggravates me. Unfortunately, he is always paired with actors that I like sometimes. So this makes me want to watch his movies, not because of him.

   ’The Man From Toronto (2022)’ is a comedy action film that was distributed by Netflix and directed by Patrick Hughes. The movie centers around a deadly assassin and New York's biggest screw-up of a man who were mistaken for each other at an Airbnb rental. It starred Kelvin Hart, Woody Harrelson, Jasmine Mathews, Kaley Cuoco, Pierson Fode, Ellen Barkin, Jencarlos Canela, Alejandro De Hoyos, Lela Lorenzo and Kate Drummond.

   Teddy Jackson (Hart) is a man who is a struggling fitness entrepreneur in Virginia. With so many different business trials, no one yielded. He then was fired from his job at a local because of his dumbness and stupidity. However, when he gets home, he lies to his wife about his job. Afterwards, he takes his wife to a weekend getaway in Onancock to celebrate his wife's birthday for the first time.

   

   

   

   To go secure their rented cabin, Teddy left his wife at a spa to go check-in. Upon arrival to the address of the cabin, he realized that he went to the wrong cabin when a named Coughlin is being held hostage and torture for information there. Teddy was mistaken for "The Man from Toronto", who is a mysterious and deadly assassin well known for his brutal interrogation techniques. To stay alive, Teddy some how intimated Coughlin into giving up the information by pretending to be “The Man From Toronto”.

   

   

   

   Before Teddy new what was happening, the cabin was raided by the FBI and everyone was apprehended including Teddy. Afterwards, Teddy was convinced by the FBI to continue to pose as “The Man From Toronto” to help capture a Venezuelan Colonel. Will Teddy succeed in this mission? What challenges would he face?

   My Review And Rating.

   To be honest, I enjoyed watching this movie because of Woody, AKA the actor from Zombieland movies. The movie was bearable for me because of him and Hart was at his most annoying role in this movie. I literally felt like storing him in a mason jar and throwing him into the Pacific ocean where no one will hear of him again. I can't stand him and he irritates the hell out of me.

   All his humor in the movie were aggravating,not funny and annoying that I started to wonder how his co-workers tolerate him on set. I couldn't. Till now, I have no genuine reason why I hate him, maybe it's his face, his voice, and height, I can't quite place my finger on it.

   This movie was a great watch for me. I enjoyed it. It was entertaining and thrilling. It is a movie a family can sit down together and watch on a beautiful Sunday afternoon or evening.

   The plot was well written except that Hart’s role and dialogues were dry, humorless and senseless to me. Apart from that, the plot of this movie was good. The director did a good job but not an impressive one. The scene arrangements were okay, the setting and the location was great. The CGI and effects were however not that impressive.

   The Cast performances were good and entertaining except for Kelvin Hart. Maybe if it was another actor this movie would have been exceptional. However, some of the supporting cast failed to impress and their roles fell flat. For me, Woody was the man, he was the star and the spotlight of the movie. He held the movie together.

   Rating this movie, I will give it 6 out of 10 stars. It was an entertaining, funny, and relaxing movie to watch. I had a lot of laugh out loud moments and I wish Kelvin Hart had not starred in this movie.

   Have you seen it before? Did you like it?

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2. ›The Man from Toronto, an entertaining film@ismaca876d

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   The Man from Toronto ended up being one of the most entertaining but shallow films I've seen this year.

   Directed by Patrick Hughes, it features two comedy stars in Kevin Hart and Woody Harrelson who wanted to shine but couldn't find a strong script.

   Hart and Harrelson have an obvious chemistry and know how to make you laugh, exploiting their characterisations of action man and confused bumbler respectively to the full.

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   It's impossible not to smile at their constant exchanges.

   Visually Hughes also gets it right, with dynamic shots that accompany the frenetic pace and there is effective body humour.

   However, the initial premise promised so much more and falls down in its second act, when it should have become more delirious, it remains a generic slapstick comedy.

   Moreover, some of the gags feel stale and the resolution disappoints. There was a lack of spark in the script.

   Hughes was able to harness the charisma of his stars, but not to their full potential. Unfinished business with a laugh.

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   Only for those looking for a good time without too many pretensions. If it had exploited its wackier side, it would have been memorable.

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3. ›The Man from Toronto (film): Stupid, but it serves a purpose@netflixr1413d

   For starters we all have to step back and ask ourselves "was Dwayne Johnson not available?" Why is Kevin Hart in a movie without The Rock? I know one thing is for certain: Woody Harrelson definitely costs a lot less to hire so maybe it was a wise choice since it doesn't really matter who is in the other role, this movie was always going to be about Hart. I don't even know if they approached Dwayne Johnson for this role but I would imagine that they did.

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   This films is very similar to a lot of other Kevin Hart action films in that he is the inept accidental hero in some sort of crime something or other. He bumbles his way through things and has to be repeatedly saved by the real action hero that is Woody Harrelson. They do the usual thing like take digs on how Kevin is not a big person and how he isn't very coordinated or strong. He also frightens easy and when he does succeed at something it is a total accident.

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   Harrelson on the other hand, is a stone cold calculating killer with the utmost confidence and has an ability to get almost anything done with ease. The attempts at creating tension is formed almost entirely by Hart screwing up any situation that he is in but Harrelson cannot abandon him and eventually warms to him. This is not a spoiler, this should be evident just by the trailer.

   The situations they find themselves in are absurd and unrealistic but that is to be expected from a big-budget action film that Hart seems to really enjoy making these days. I was surprised to find out that this film cost a whopping $75 million to make and I for one want to know where all that money went. Other than the airplane scene there aren't really any sequences that looked like they would have required a ton of money.

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   There are a few laughs in there and some decent action as well but the overall story is just your typical big-budget Hollywood action / comedy that honestly, I think Hart needs to start to distance himself from. He is actually a pretty talented actor and personally I would like to see him take on some more serious and challenging projects.

   Should I watch it?

   If you are one of the few people that haven't yet cancelled your Netflix subscription I think you may as well since there really isn't that much to choose from on there these days. It's mindless entertainment and that's about it. It has received almost exclusively negative reviews from professional reviewers and bobbles around the 50% mark on both IMDB and Rotten Tomatoes. It isn't going to win any awards and contains exactly 0% innovation but if you are looking for some jokes and explosions for 90 minutes, it's reasonably worthwhile.

   

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4. ›MOVIE REVIEW: THE MAN FROM TORONTO || The Nobody That Saved The Day [ENG-ESP]@olujay1452d

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   The Man From Toronto is a 2022 American action film that fuses comedy into its drama. It was directed by Patrick Hughes, the same director of the popular movies, The Expendables, Hitman's Bodyguard, and Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard. The movie stars the famous Kevin Hart, a renowned comedian.

   

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   There are so many films being released every week, and yet I was stuck on which to pick. It happened to me that I found myself stuck on what film to see because the catalogue of films I was seeing at the moment was just not appealing. This is due to my list being out of order during these times when I am dabbling in the waters of responsibilities.

   I have heard about letterboxd.com, but I only registered an account and never really gave it much thought. But with the dilemma I find myself in lately, I am now taking time to learn about it so I can get my list organized more often.

   Anyway, in my search for something to see, I found "The Man From Toronto." The title seemed so cliché, but I did not mind at the moment. I had been seeing it under upcoming movies on Netflix, and I felt "oh well, let's see."

   After seeing the first few minutes of the movie, I made a big guess that I was in for a lot of jokes (actual jokes). And along the line, I began to feel I should just skip the movie, considering that I am more of a thriller genre kind of person, and the movie seemed to not exploit that area much. But then, I stayed till the end.

   But before I begin to tell you my thoughts on the movie, let me tell you about it a little; just a little, so I do not give away spoilers. And then, we fire on to why we are here.

   

   𝔸𝔹𝕆𝕌𝕋 𝕋ℍ𝔼 𝕄𝕆𝕍𝕀𝔼

   Teddy (Kevin Hart) is an online gym coach who never seems to get anything right. He is even oftentimes named New York's biggest screw-up. But he is fortunate to marry a woman who accepts him for who he is.

   He wants to do something spectacular for his wife on her birthday, as he flops his marriage many times, and he books a day spa for her and, later in the day, a cabin for the rest of the surprise. He printed the directions to the cabin he had booked, but as the printer was low on toner, the words printed were faded and the directions were not clear.

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   He takes Lori (his wife) to the spa, and she goes off to secure the cabin. Because the directions are faded, he mistakes a different cabin for his own and proceeds with moving in. However, he meets a criminal who mistakes him for "the man from Toronto." "The Man from Toronto" is to use his interrogation expertise to draw out information from the man's hostage.

   "The Man from Toronto" is a feared and well-known assasin in the league of criminals. But his identity is unknown. Even the FBI has nothing on him other than the 19th century American poetry he uses. He is basically a ghost.

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   Now that the whole world believes that Teddy is "the man from Toronto", the FBI intends to keep it that way so they can use him to get to a Venezuelan colonel that intends to cause chaos in the US. But somewhere along the way of Teddy's mission, the real "man from Toronto" shows up and has other plans for Teddy.

   Now Teddy has to save his country, save his marriage, and, amidst all the drama, protect his life.

   

   𝕄𝕐 𝕋ℍ𝕆𝕌𝔾ℍ𝕋𝕊 & 𝕆ℙ𝕀ℕ𝕀𝕆ℕ

   The story basically talks about how doing the same thing every time will always yield the same results. But really, it takes courage to call one's self back to analyse what one may be doing wrong. This was basically Teddy's situation.

   He had tried so many things in his life. He did come up with good ideas, but he had a very terrible skill at relating them to the market. He had this idea of "non-contact" boxing, which is basically boxing without actual physical contact with the opponent. From his angle, it was a great idea, but to the rest of the world, it was nonsensical. He then goes through life-threatening situations in order to come to terms with himself about how he wants his life to unfold.

   And on the other end of the rope is a completely different man, maybe even quite the opposite of Teddy, who always has his plans and prospects well laid out and is doing well with his job (of an assasin). But on the contrary to Teddy, who has his dream and is driven to achieve it, he is quite a coward for chasing his dream, which is quite far from his criminal job.

   What we have now is a story about two men from different worlds and with opposing personalities coming together to achieve a somewhat common goal: subdue the common enemy.

   

   In all honesty, I did not put my hopes too high for this movie because the title kind of gave me a feeling that I would not get the kind of action that may have interested me, and that was the case. I saw a type of action that was specifically tailored to fashion the comedy that is the actual point of the story. 

   To deliver to you a review with justice served, we'll need to walk through some specific areas:

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   Like I said before;

   I made a big guess that I was in for a lot of jokes (actual jokes).

   I just knew that, with an actor (or personality) like Kevin Hart, the story was going to take a very comedic approach. Yes, it was clearly categorized as "comedy action," but the story followed a more predictable pattern. 

   The whole story was clearly centered around the comedy that was intended. So every other element included was bent and twisted to follow a pattern to support it. 

   To my surprise, I had so many laughs throughout the scene. There were so many enjoyable parts that always resulted in me giving off cringe-worthy laughs. But then, there was one issue. Every scene I laughed at had to do with something Kevin said. 

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   And I consider it an issue with the film because, if you yank Kevin from the whole film, as an actor, and replace him with someone that cannot match his personality, what we'd have is a total catastrophe. 

   A catastrophe in the sense that there were so many things that just did not add up. For example, how in the world can the FBI consider a criminal a ghost and then know his favourite poetry that he recites to his victims? Let's not drag this, or else it'll look like the movie should not be appreciated. 

   You must get my point now, dear reader. The storyline is really not something I would consider giving an award to the movie for. And for the comedy, I would rather give Kevin the award, not the film. 

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   The cinematography of a film is the aspect responsible for the motion picture that helps to tell the story. This includes quite a vast spectrum of techniques.

   Like many films now, this film shows how much of an improvement there has been over the years in the film industry in the area of motion pictures. 

   For a movie that does not have much of a story to tell, the least you could do is to give it the best look it can get. And I really do appreciate what the world has done in this aspect. 

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   The art of film performance is very crucial. An actor or actress keen on their performance is very likely to sell their character to the audience. The actor or actress needs to be able to deliver the emotions the audience has to feel from the story being told.

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   I usually have a few actors that I would like to talk about when I see a film. But in this case, I am only here to commend Kevin Hart. Without his intelligent use of his talent, the entire movie may have just been a flop.

   

   𝕄𝕐 𝔽𝕀ℕ𝔸𝕃 𝕋ℍ𝕆𝕌𝔾ℍ𝕋𝕊...

   I did not expect much and I did not get much. But that is not to say the movie is not an enjoyable one. Rather, I would classify it as a movie you may just want to see to pass time and have a laugh while at it.

   Surely, I would like to see more movies like this, at least once a while. They can really help one to unwind and relax after a long day.

   I would give the series a 𝟞/𝟙𝟘.

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   El hombre de Toronto es una película de acción estadounidense de 2022 que fusiona la comedia con el drama. Fue dirigida por Patrick Hughes, el mismo director de las populares películas The Expendables, Hitman's Bodyguard y Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard. La película está protagonizada por el famoso Kevin Hart, un reconocido comediante.

   Hay tantas películas que se estrenan cada semana y, sin embargo, me quedé atascado a la hora de elegir una. Me ocurrió que me encontré atascado en qué película ver porque el catálogo de películas que estaba viendo en ese momento no me atraía. Esto se debe a que mi lista está desordenada en estos momentos en los que me sumerjo en las aguas de las responsabilidades.

   He oído hablar de letterboxd.com, pero sólo he registrado una cuenta y nunca le he dado mucha importancia. Pero con el dilema en el que me encuentro últimamente, me estoy tomando el tiempo de conocerlo para poder organizar mi lista más a menudo.

   De todos modos, en mi búsqueda de algo que ver, encontré "El hombre de Toronto". El título me pareció muy cliché, pero no me importó de momento. Lo había visto en el apartado de próximas películas en Netflix, y pensé "oh, bueno, veamos".

   Después de ver los primeros minutos de la película, me hice a la idea de que me esperaba un montón de chistes (chistes de verdad). Y a lo largo de la línea, empecé a sentir que debería saltarse la película, teniendo en cuenta que soy más del tipo de género de thriller, y la película parecía no explotar mucho esa área. Pero entonces, me quedé hasta el final.

   Pero antes de empezar a contaros mi opinión sobre la película, dejadme que os hable un poco de ella; sólo un poco, para no desvelar spoilers. Y luego, pasamos al por qué estamos aquí.

   𝔸𝔹𝕆𝕌𝕋 𝕋ℍ𝔼 𝕄𝕆𝕍𝕀𝔼

   Teddy (Kevin Hart) es un entrenador de gimnasia en línea que nunca parece acertar en nada. Incluso se le nombra a menudo el mayor desastre de Nueva York. Pero tiene la suerte de casarse con una mujer que le acepta tal y como es.

   Quiere hacer algo espectacular para su mujer en su cumpleaños, ya que fracasa muchas veces en su matrimonio, y reserva un día de spa para ella y, más tarde, una cabaña para el resto de la sorpresa. Imprimió las indicaciones para llegar a la cabaña que había reservado, pero como la impresora tenía poco tóner, las palabras impresas estaban descoloridas y las indicaciones no eran claras.

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   Lleva a Lori (su mujer) al balneario y ella se va a asegurar la cabaña. Como las indicaciones están borrosas, confunde otra cabaña con la suya y procede a instalarse en ella. Sin embargo, se encuentra con un criminal que lo confunde con "el hombre de Toronto". "El hombre de Toronto" debe utilizar su experiencia en interrogatorios para sacar información al rehén del hombre.

   "El hombre de Toronto" es un temido y conocido asesino en la liga de los criminales. Pero su identidad es desconocida. Incluso el FBI no tiene nada sobre él, aparte de la poesía americana del siglo XIX que utiliza. Es básicamente un fantasma.

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   Ahora que todo el mundo cree que Teddy es "el hombre de Toronto", el FBI pretende mantenerlo así para poder utilizarlo para llegar a un coronel venezolano que pretende causar el caos en los Estados Unidos. Pero en algún momento de la misión de Teddy, el verdadero "hombre de Toronto" aparece y tiene otros planes para Teddy.

   Ahora Teddy tiene que salvar a su país, salvar su matrimonio y, en medio de todo el drama, proteger su vida.

   

   𝕄𝕐 𝕋ℍ𝕆𝕌𝔾ℍ𝕋𝕊 & 𝕆ℙ𝕀ℕ𝕀𝕆ℕ

   La historia habla básicamente de que hacer siempre lo mismo dará siempre los mismos resultados. Pero, en realidad, hace falta valor para llamarse a sí mismo y analizar lo que uno puede estar haciendo mal. Esta era básicamente la situación de Teddy.

   Había intentado muchas cosas en su vida. Se le ocurrían buenas ideas, pero tenía una pésima habilidad para relacionarlas con el mercado. Tenía esta idea del boxeo "sin contacto", que es básicamente el boxeo sin contacto físico real con el oponente. Desde su punto de vista, era una gran idea, pero para el resto del mundo, no tenía sentido. A continuación, pasa por situaciones que ponen en peligro su vida para llegar a un acuerdo consigo mismo sobre cómo quiere que se desarrolle su vida.

   Y en el otro extremo de la cuerda hay un hombre completamente diferente, quizás incluso todo lo contrario a Teddy, que siempre tiene sus planes y perspectivas bien trazadas y le va bien en su trabajo (de asesino). Pero al contrario que Teddy, que tiene su sueño y se ve impulsado a conseguirlo, es bastante cobarde por perseguir su sueño, que está bastante alejado de su trabajo criminal.

   Lo que tenemos ahora es una historia sobre dos hombres de mundos diferentes y con personalidades opuestas que se unen para lograr un objetivo algo común: someter al enemigo común.

   

   Sinceramente, no tenía demasiadas esperanzas puestas en esta película porque el título me hacía presagiar que no iba a ver el tipo de acción que me podía interesar, y así fue. Vi un tipo de acción que se adaptaba específicamente a la moda de la comedia que es el punto real de la historia.

   Para entregarte una crítica con justicia, tendremos que recorrer algunas áreas específicas:

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   Como he dicho antes;

   Me imaginé que me esperaba un montón de chistes (chistes de verdad).

   Simplemente sabía que, con un actor (o personalidad) como Kevin Hart, la historia iba a tener un enfoque muy cómico. Sí, estaba claramente catalogada como "comedia de acción", pero la historia seguía un patrón más predecible.

   Toda la historia estaba claramente centrada en la comedia que se pretendía. Así que todos los demás elementos que se incluían se doblaban y retorcían para seguir un patrón que lo apoyara.

   Para mi sorpresa, me reí mucho en toda la escena. Había muchas partes divertidas que siempre me hacían soltar carcajadas. Pero había un problema. Cada escena en la que me reía tenía que ver con algo que decía Kevin.

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   Y lo considero un problema de la película porque, si sacas a Kevin de toda la película, como actor, y lo sustituyes por alguien que no puede igualar su personalidad, lo que tendríamos es una catástrofe total.

   Una catástrofe en el sentido de que había muchas cosas que no cuadraban. Por ejemplo, ¿cómo diablos puede el FBI considerar a un criminal como un fantasma y luego conocer su poesía favorita que recita a sus víctimas? No alarguemos esto, o parecerá que la película no debe ser apreciada.

   Ya debes entender lo que quiero decir, querido lector. El argumento no es algo por lo que consideraría dar un premio a la película. Y por la comedia, preferiría darle el premio a Kevin, no a la película.

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   La cinematografía de una película es el aspecto responsable de la imagen en movimiento que ayuda a contar la historia. Esto incluye un amplio espectro de técnicas.

   Al igual que muchas películas actuales, esta película muestra la gran mejora que se ha producido a lo largo de los años en la industria cinematográfica en el ámbito de la cinematografía.

   Para una película que no tiene mucha historia que contar, lo menos que se puede hacer es darle el mejor aspecto posible. Y realmente aprecio lo que el mundo ha hecho en este aspecto.

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   ᴀᴄᴛɪɴɢ

   El arte de la interpretación cinematográfica es muy crucial. Un actor o actriz que se esfuerza en su interpretación tiene muchas posibilidades de vender su personaje al público. El actor o la actriz tiene que ser capaz de transmitir las emociones que el público tiene que sentir por la historia que se cuenta.

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   Suelo tener unos cuantos actores de los que me gustaría hablar cuando veo una película. Pero en este caso, sólo estoy aquí para elogiar a Kevin Hart. Sin el uso inteligente de su talento, toda la película podría haber sido un fracaso.

   

   𝕄𝕐 𝔽𝕀ℕ𝔸𝕃 𝕋ℍ𝕆𝕌𝔾ℍ𝕋𝕊...

   No esperaba mucho y no obtuve mucho. Pero eso no quiere decir que la película no sea agradable. Más bien, la clasificaría como una película que puede querer ver sólo para pasar el tiempo y reírse mientras lo hace.

   Sin duda, me gustaría ver más películas como ésta, al menos de vez en cuando. Realmente pueden ayudar a uno a desconectar y relajarse después de un largo día.

   Yo le daría a la serie un 𝟞/𝟙𝟘.

   𝕁𝕆𝕀ℕ 𝕋ℍ𝔼 ℂ𝕆𝕄𝕄𝕌ℕ𝕀𝕋𝕐 𝕀𝕗 𝕪𝕠𝕦 𝕨𝕠𝕦𝕝𝕕 𝕝𝕚𝕜𝕖 𝕥𝕠 𝕤𝕖𝕖 𝕞𝕠𝕣𝕖 𝕣𝕖𝕧𝕚𝕖𝕨𝕤 𝕗𝕣𝕠𝕞 𝕘𝕣𝕖𝕒𝕥 𝕒𝕦𝕥𝕙𝕠𝕣𝕤.

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5. ›[ENG/ESP] The Man From Toronto: a movie that entertains you but falls short of being memorable/El Hombre De Toronto: una película que te entretiene pero quedo corta para ser memorable@neiraurdaneta1455d

   

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   Hello friends, welcome to my blog, today I am going to tell you about a movie that I saw this past weekend, it is an action comedy directed by Patrick Hughes and starring Kevin Hart and Woody Harrelson, from the Netflix streaming network. The film is about a man unsuccessful in sales and running his business who, by mistaken address, is involved in a case of mistaken identity. A group of criminals think that Teddy (Kevin), is a dangerous assassin known as "The Man from Toronto" (Woody), who is hired to get the code for a bomb.

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   Hola amigos, bienvenidos a mi blog, hoy voy a hablarles de una película que vi este fin de semana pasado, es una comedia de acción dirigida por Patrick Hughes y protagonizada por Kevin Hart y Woody Harrelson, de la cadena de streaming Netflix. La cinta trata de un hombre fracasado en las ventas y hacer funcionar su negocio que, al confundir una dirección, se ve envuelto en un caso de identidad equivocada. Un grupo de criminales piensa que Teddy (Kevin), es un peligroso asesino conocido como “El Hombre de Toronto” (Woody), quien es contratado para conseguir el código de una bomba.

   

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   The tape from the first moment takes us on a journey of hilarious situations where Teddy (Kevin) must do everything to survive his role as a murderer, while helping the authorities to capture Randy (Woody). Randy for his part, discovers Kevin and both must work together to achieve each of his goals. In my opinion the film has good moments, especially the chemistry that we see on the screen of Kevin and Woody, but despite this the roles of the characters are not solid and are predictable. The action scenes are good and the pace of the movie keeps you focused on the events.

   La cinta desde el primer momento nos lleva por un viaje de situaciones hilarantes en donde Teddy (Kevin), deberá hacer de todo para sobrevivir a su papel de asesino, mientras ayuda a las autoridades a capturar a Randy (Woody). Randy por su parte, descubre a Kevin y ambos deberán trabajar juntos para conseguir cada uno sus objetivos. En mi opinión la película tiene buenos momentos, sobre todo la química que vemos en pantalla de Kevin y Woody, pero a pesar de ello los papeles de los personajes no son solidos y son predecibles. Las escenas de acción son buenas y el ritmo de la película te mantiene atento a los acontecimientos.

   

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   The cast of actors like: Kaley Cuoco, Jasmine Mathews, Lela Loren, Pierson Fode, Jencarlos Canela and Ellen Barkin, are extraordinary, but they can't remove that feeling that something is missing to make this film something memorable. Ellen (The Handler), is in charge of looking for the contracts for the murders of Randy (Woody), who does not convince with her performance, despite being an actress with great successes in another era, she shows overacting and stiff. The film, despite having moments of laughter, does not have great dialogues that contribute something more to the predictable and at times boring plot.

   El reparto de actores como: Kaley Cuoco, Jasmine Mathews, Lela Loren, Pierson Fode, Jencarlos Canela y Ellen Barkin, son extraordinarios, pero no logran quitar esa sensación de que falta algo para hacer de esta cinta algo memorable. Ellen (The Handler), es la encargada de buscar los contratos para los asesinatos de Randy (Woody), quien no convence con su actuación, a pesar de ser una actriz con grandes éxitos en otra época, se nota sobreactuada y acartonada. La película, a pesar de tener momentos de risa, no cuenta con grandes diálogos que aporte algo más a la trama predecible y por momentos aburrida.

   

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   I'm a fan of Woody, I've seen almost all his movies and it's because of him I saw this one, his performance doesn't disappoint, but no matter how good an actor you are, when the script is bad and there are no good scenes, there's no way to make it a great movie. Despite the efforts of Woody and Kevin himself to make the film fill, the expectations do not achieve it, it is not a memorable film that you would repeat to see, it is one of those films that you see only once and then you do not remember it. It is unfortunate because it had a director with successes in this genre of comedy and action, as well as a great group of actors.

   Soy fan de Woody, he visto casi todas sus películas y por él vi esta, su actuación no decepciona, pero por muy buen actor que seas, cuando el guion es malo y no hay buenas escenas, no hay forma de hacerla una gran película. A pesar del esfuerzo de Woody y el propio Kevin por hacer que la cinta llenara, las expectativas no lo logran, no es una cinta memorable que repetirías para ver, es de esas películas que ves una sola vez y luego no te acuerdas de ella. Es lamentable porque contó con un director con éxitos en este género de comedia y acción, además de un gran grupo de actores.

   

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   This teaches us that having a great cast of actors, an already proven formula (comedy/action), is not a guarantee of success, if you don't have a script that supports it with excellent dialogues, real, believable action scenes and creative situations that keep you glued to the chair hoping to see more. The film can be seen from the point of view that you have nothing better to do and that you want to distract yourself for a while, you will see some good scenes and moments that will make you smile, but as the film progresses you will realize how predictable it is. Only under this premise can it be seen, it is not memorable and I doubt very much that you will see it again, it is one of those types of movies that are only seen once in a lifetime.

   Esto nos enseña que contar con un gran reparto de actores, una fórmula ya probada (comedia/acción), no es garantía de éxito, sino cuentas con un guion que lo respalde con excelentes diálogos, escenas de acción reales, creíbles y situaciones creativas que te mantengan pegado a la silla esperando ver más. La película se puede ver desde la óptica de que no tengas nada mejor que hacer y que quieras distraerte por un rato, verás algunas escenas buenas y momentos que te harán sonreír, pero que mientras avanza la cinta te darás cuenta lo predecible que es. Solo bajo esta premisa se puede ver, no es memorable y dudo mucho que la vuelvas a ver, es de ese tipo de películas que solo se ven una vez en la vida.   

   

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6. ›The Man From Toronto - Una gran comedia llena de accion [Spoilers] EN/ES@fabian981458d

   Hello everyone / Hola a todos...

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   Dear friends and lovers of movies and TV series. Again I am here to share with you my review about one of the new movies that have been released on Netflix, it is a comedy movie where we will see Kevin Hart and Woody Harrelson who got together to make The Man From Toronto a comedy and action movie. This movie has a good score because the main actors are two great actors who have acted before in movies that have left very good impressions and that also fascinate me a lot.

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   Queridos amigos y amantes del cine y las series de televisión. Nuevamente estoy aquí para compartirles mi reseña sobre una de las nuevas películas que han salido en Netflix, es una película de humor donde veremos a Kevin Hart y a Woody Harrelson que se juntaron para hacer The Man From Toronto una película de comedia y acción. Esta película tiene un buen puntaje porque los actores principales son dos grandes actores que han actuado antes en películas que han dejado muy buenas impresiones y que también me fascinan mucho.

   Así que esta es una reseña con Spoilers de la película. The Man From Toronto

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   The Man From Toronto begins with Woody Harrelson playing the role of the man from Toronto, a skilled assassin who works for an agency of professional torturers in order to extract valuable information from targets, Woody is one of the best assassins the agency has as he never fails in his jobs. As he tortures a target, he tells a heartbreaking story from his childhood of watching a bear eat his grandfather alive.

   He then does a scene change to show Teddy Nilson a second rate loser who tries to excel in a gym by trying to sell his boss a new style of fighting called Non-Contact Boxing, which as Teddy says "it's fun and you don't hurt anyone ". In addition, Teddy promotes his fighting style on his YouTube channel where he gets almost no exposure.

   The movie unfolds when the man from Toronto is given a new job, he has to extract information from a target which are some activation codes to give it to a Venezuelan military to blow up a Venezuelan embassy in Washington. At the same time Teddy is planning a birthday trip for his wife, which as in previous years have gone very wrong, this time is redemption for Teddy, so he gets a reservation at a cabin and for his wife a full day spa.

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   The Man From Toronto comienza con Woody Harrelson interpretando el papel del hombre de Toronto, un hábil asesino que trabaja para una agencia de torturadores profesionales con el objetivo de sacar información valiosa a objetivos, Woody es uno de los mejores asesinos que tiene la agencia ya que nunca falla en sus trabajos. Y mientras tortura a un objetivo cuenta una historia desgarradora de su niñes de como vio a un oso comerse vivo a su abuelo.

   Luego hace un cambio de escena para mostrar a Teddy Nilson un perdedor de segunda que intenta sobresalir en un gym al tratar de vender a su jefe un nuevo estilo de pelea llamado Boxeo sin contacto, que como dice teddy "es divertido y no lastimas a nadie". Además, Teddy promociona su estilo de lucha en su canal de YouTube donde no tiene casi nada de exposición.

   La película se desenvuelve cuando al hombre de Toronto le encargan un nuevo trabajo, le tiene que sacar información a un objetivo que son unos códigos de activación para dársela a un militar venezolano para hacer explotar a una embajada venezolana en Washington. Al mismo tiempo Teddy está planificando un viaje de cumpleaños para su esposa, que como en años anteriores han salido muy mal, en esta ocasión es la redención para teddy, así que consigue una reservación en una cabaña y para su esposa un día completo de spa.

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   So Teddy leaves his wife at the spa and goes to the cabin to prepare everything, but because he is cheap and did not buy enough printer ink, he gets confused with the address of the cabin and instead of going to his reservation he goes to the cabin where they were waiting for the Toronto man, and while Teddy understands what is going on, he pretends that he will hurt the target to avoid being killed, but at that moment the FBI arrives and breaks into the house.

   And everything was fine until then since they saved Teddy's life, but the twist in the movie is that now Teddy has to impersonate the Toronto man since when he arrived at the cabin by accident they took a picture of him to identify him, since no one had ever identified the Toronto man. So to finish the job and arrest those responsible, which is the Venezuelan General Marin and his wife, the FBI proposes to Teddy to continue in the role of the Toronto man to finish the case, and although at first he does not want to, he ends up agreeing because the FBI promises him that his debts with the government and the bank will be settled.

   So now Teddy meets with the wife of General Marin to go to Puerto Rico where the other target is to get the information, but on the way the real man from Toronto appears and kills Marin's men and helps Teddy in his mission to get the missing data, which was the thumb of one of the creators of the bomb, so after being cut off they travel back to Washington where they will meet with Marin and receive payment.

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   Así que Teddy deja a su esposa en el spa y va hacia la cabaña para preparar todo, pero como es tacaño y no compro suficiente tinta de impresoras, se confunde con la dirección de la cabaña y en vez de ir a su reservación llega hasta la cabaña donde estaban esperando al hombre de Toronto, y mientras teddy comprende que es lo que pasa, simula que le hará daño al objetivo para evitar que lo maten, pero en ese momento llega el FBI e irrumpe en la casa.

   Y todo estaba bien hasta allí ya que le salvaron la vida a teddy, pero el giro que da la película es que ahora teddy tiene que hacerse pasar por el hombre de Toronto ya que cuando llego a la cabaña por accidente le tomaron una foto para identificarlo, ya que nadie nunca había identificado al hombre de Toronto. Así que para terminar el trabajo y así arrestar a los responsables, que es el general venezolano Marín y su esposa, el FBI le propone a Teddy seguir en el papel del hombre de Toronto para terminar el caso, y aunque en un principio no quiere, termina accediendo ya que el FBI le promete que sus deudas con el gobierno y el banco quedaran saldadas.

   Así que ahora Teddy se reúne con la esposa del general Marín para ir hasta puerto rico donde está el otro objetivo al que le deben sacar la información, pero en el camino el verdadero hombre de Toronto aparece y asesina a los hombres de Marín y ayuda a Teddy en su misión de conseguir los datos faltantes, que era el pulgar de uno de los creadores de la bomba, así que luego de ser lo cortan viajan de nuevo a Washington donde se reunirán con Marín y recibirán el pago.

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   But in the course of this return trip, they meet the Miami man, another agency hit man who was sent to complete the job and eliminate the Toronto man and Teddy. But Marin's plans are thwarted when the FBI acts just before the bomb is set off and Marin is caught, then Teddy is told he can go home.

   But again the movie takes a turn as the problems to teddy begin, first his wife finds out he is a total failure as he has lied to her about his job and the agency sends every assassin in the world that is active to kill teddy and the Toronto man, so teddy finally stops being a loser and with the help of the Toronto man he takes on all the assassins and ends up winning back his wife.

   The movie ends with Teddy succeeding in his non-contact boxing classes, and because he wrecked the Toronto man's car he now has to pay him a debt, and the Toronto man stopped being a murderer and opened a restaurant which is what he always wanted.

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   Pero en el transcurso de este viaje de vuelta, se encuentran con el hombre de Miami, otro sicario de la agencia que fue mandado para completar el trabajo y eliminar al hombre de Toronto y a teddy. Pero los planes de Marín de frustran cuando el FBI actúa justo antes de que activen la bomba y atrapan a Marín, luego le dicen a Teddy que ya se puede ir a casa.

   Pero de nuevo la película hace un giro, ya que los problemas a teddy comienzan, primero su esposa descubre que es un fracasado total ya que le ha mentido sobre su trabajo y la agencia envía a todos los asesinos del mundo que están activos para que maten a teddy y al hombre de Toronto, así que teddy finalmente deja de ser un perdedor y con ayuda del hombre de Toronto se enfrenta a todos los asesinos y termina ganando de nuevo a su esposa.

   La película termina con teddy teniendo éxito en sus clases de boxeo sin contacto, además como le destrozo un carro al hombre de Toronto ahora tiene que pagarle una deuda, y el hombre de Toronto dejo de ser un asesino y abrió un restaurante que era lo que siempre había querido.

   Mi Opinión / My Opinion

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   I think this movie achieved its goal, it is a very well balanced comedy movie that manages to make you laugh from the beginning to the end. I honestly didn't feel bored at any point. Kevin Hart does very well in his role as a professional loser that everything goes wrong, and we have seen him in other movies playing the same role and he doesn't get boring, he always has something new to offer.

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   Pienso que esta película logro el objetivo que tenía, es una película de comedia muy bien balanceada y que logra hacerte reír desde que comienza hasta que termina. Honestamente no me senti aburrido en ningún momento. Kevin Hart hace muy bien su papel como perdedor profesional que todo le sale mal, y lo hemos visto en otras películas haciendo el mismo papel y no se vuelve aburrido, siempre tiene algo nuevo que ofrecer.

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   The movie has many moments full of laughter, for example, when he arrives at the cabin and is greeted by one of Marin's accomplices, Teddy goes to the bathroom and the man checks a box Teddy had and sees lubricant and vibrators, which is funny because Marin's accomplice thinks he uses them in his torture methods.

   Another scene that caused me a lot of laughter was when Teddy has to go to Puerto Rico and the FBI leaves him an agent named Santoro who is the dream man of any woman, and Teddy prefers another agent uglier and more ordinary.

   And one last funny scene is when Teddy is in Puerto Rico and tries to torture the targets to get the information, but because he is disgusted by blood, he vomits on everyone.

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   La película tiene muchos momentos llenos de risa, por ejemplo, cuando llega a la cabaña y es recibido por uno de los cómplices de Marín, teddy va al baño y el hombre revisa una caja que tenía teddy y ve lubricante y vibradores, lo cual es gracioso porque el cómplice de Marín piensa que los usa en sus métodos de tortura.

   Otra escena que me causo mucha risa fue cuando teddy tiene que irse a puerto rico y el FBI le deja a un agente llamado Santoro que es el hombre soñado de cualquier mujer, y teddy prefiere otro agente más feo y ordinario.

   Y una última escena graciosa es cuando teddy está en puerto rico y trata de torturar a los objetivos para sacar la información, pero como le tiene asco a la sangre, vomita sobre todos.

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   The Man From Toronto is an amazing movie that will get a lot of laughs out of you, it also has great actors such as Kevin H and Woody H who do not disappoint in their performance, and finally it has an incredible plot that makes you stay seated in your chair.

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   The Man From Toronto es una película asombrosa que te sacara muchas risas, además tiene actores de peso como son Kevin H y Woody H que no decepcionan en su actuación, y por último tiene una trama increíble que te hace quedarte sentado a la silla.

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   I have to give credit to this movie, since recently the movies that they release on Netflix do not achieve the desired goal, since the story deviates a lot or is just very bad, but this movie successfully achieved the goal. And while it doesn't have an amazing score from major movie critics, it is a movie you have to see for yourself to be impressed.

   Finally, I would like to mention the amount of accumulated hours that this movie has, which until 3 days ago was still the worldwide trend with more than 50 million hours of views, well above other great movies like Spiderhead _{(that @ilazramusicle did an amazing review no spoilers, read it :D)}.

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   Tengo que darle merito a esta película, ya que últimamente las películas que lanzan en Netflix no logran el objetivo deseado, ya que la historia se desvía mucho o simplemente es muy mala, pero esta película logro acertadamente el objetivo. Y aunque no tiene una puntuación increíble en los principales críticos de cine, si es una película que debes ver por ti mismo para impresionarte.

   Por último, me gustaría mencionar la cantidad de horas acumuladas que tiene esta película, que hasta hace 3 días seguía siendo la tendencia a nivel mundial con más de 50 millones de horas en visualizaciones, muy por encima de otras grandes películas como Spiderhead _{(que @ilazramusicle hizo una increíble reseña sin spoilers, léela :D)}.

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   So, if you want to see the story of Teddy and his crazy journey to stop a bombing alongside one of Toronto's most dangerous killers, I encourage you to watch The Man From Toronto, I know you won't regret it.

   Thank you very much for reading and having come this far, I hope you have a great day, see you until next time. If you want to support me you can do it by leaving a good comment about your opinion of this movie and also doing Reblog as you make this content more visible to other people.

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   Así que, si deseas ver la historia de Teddy y su loca travesía por detener un atentado junto a uno de los asesinos más peligrosos de Toronto, te animo a ver The Man From Toronto, sé que no te arrepentirás.

   Muchas gracias por leer y haber llegado hasta aquí, espero que tengas un excelente día, nos vemos hasta una próxima ocasión. Si deseas apoyarme puedes hacerlo dejando un buen comentario sobre tu opinión de esta película y también haciendo Reblog ya que haces que este contenido sea más visible para otras personas.

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7. ›L'Homme de Toronto (film, 2022)@florenceboens1460d

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   Ce film d'1h50 est arrivé sur Netflix le 24 juin 2022. Il a été réalisé par Patrick Hughes, déjà connu pour avoir réalisé les "Hitman & Bodyguard" 1 et 2, mais aussi "The Expendables 3".
   Vous pouvez en déduire que c'est un film d'action avec des situations humoristiques. Dans les rôles principaux, vous verrez (voir affiche ci-dessus) Kevin Hart et Woody Harrelson.

   Synopsis : Teddy Nilson (Kevin Hart) est un homme marié qui tente de trouver LA bonne idée qui le rendra célèbre et riche. En attendant, il fait des vidéos qui n'attirent personne. Pour l'anniversaire de sa femme, il souhaite marquer le coup et réserve un weekend dans un chalet. Sur le chemin, il lui a réservé une séance de soins et massages pour qu'il ait le temps d'installer leurs affaires au chalet et de tout mettre en place pour une soirée en amoureux. Malheureusement, il se trompe et arrive dans un autre chalet où l'homme de Toronto était attendu pour exécuter une mission. Il est donc identifié comme l'homme de Toronto, par erreur et devra exécuter lui-même la mission. L'homme de Toronto (Woody Harrelson), le vrai, arrive peu de temps après, mais trop tard, en assistant à l'arrivée du FBI sur les lieux. A partir de ce moment-là, tout s'enchaîne avec les confusions qu'une telle situation peut provoquer.

   Mon avis : Un grand BOF ! L'humour est d'assez bas niveau. Le scénario a déjà été fait à maintes reprises avec des variantes, donc rien d'extraordinaire de ce côté-là. Les acteurs jouent bien, surtout Woody Harrelson qui accroche + le regard par sa prestance comparé à Kevin Hart. Je dirais que si ces 2 personnages arrivent à votre soirée, vous direz "Bienvenue" à Woody et "Oh non pas lui" pour Kevin .. histoire de vous donner une idée des personnages .. La musique ne m'a pas choquée, mais n'a pas non plus forcé mon admiration, pourtant elle est signée Ramin Djawadi, qui est connu pour la magnifique musique de Game of Thrones.

   Donc voilà, à vous de voir si ça vous tente ou pas.

   A bientôt, restez prudents,

   Florence

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