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Jenifer D. @Sierebel Mar 2 I just couldn’t get into it. Not really a comedy to me. See more David H. @DEHFL Feb 24 Mildly amusing, but too formulaic to be considered a really good movie. See more bob t @RT89536276 Aug 4 I don't get why people dislike this movie. It's funny, has some good action, a genuinely good story, and Mark Wahlberg! Honestly very entertaining and underrated. See more Rehan T @RT81460504 Jun 6 It was an alright watch... See more Kyle M @RT77296778 Apr 19 The unconventional mixture of a dramatically weighed direction into a routine action comedy, contextually heightened in attempting borderline thought-provoking, makes this utterly engaging whilst humorously well cast. (B) See more Craig C @RT27760315 Apr 17 I have read every single Robert B Parker written Spenser novel. I'm just getting started on the Ace Atkins ones. The only things this movie has in common with any Spenser book is a few characters' names, proper spelling of Spenser's name (with an S like the poet), Spenser's mission to make things right, and it takes place in Boston. Other than that it has nothing to do with Spenser. One huge floating departure from the books is the writers' poor grasp of quality writing. A good writer doesn't take the easy lady road and fill the script with profanity. Parker's novels rarely contained profanity and when it did it was by a specific character that profanity was used more as a description of the character's intellectual deficiencies. This movie must have had 200+ uses of the F-word. It's sad to see a literary genius be devalued into a run of the mill lazy profanity writer. Speaking of his regular reference of the poet Spenser, Spenser is an intelligent and well read literary fan. Robert B Parker was a master of telling a story through dialogue. Spenser often peppered his witty dialogue with references to literature. This movie had no intelligent dialogue. No witty reporte. The smart dialogue was a Hallmark of Parker's books. A style that few other authors can do as well as he. Because of that I guess I can't fault the screenplay writers because there are few writers with that level of skill set. That said, I do hope Hollywood can overlook this poorly made movie and simply blame it's poor performance as illiterate writers and a director who clearly didn't understand the source material. Hopefully, Hollywood will find an actually talented writer and director who are fans of the source material and make a real attempt to film a good movie. See more Read all reviews

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