EDITORIAL: A Review of "Gemini Man"

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If you're an avid movie-goer, you don't go to see action flicks expecting your worldviews to be changed in their foundations. Action movies are there to give us an hour or two of a good time, to get our blood racing, and to make us talk to about them a couple of days. However, apart from a select number of titles, not many action movies end up being evergreen and worthy of numerous rewatches. With that being said, Gemini Man is a pleasant watch if you go to see it for what it is: a thrilling and captivating action film that offers a bit more than you're used to with these types of media, but not enough for your jaw to drop on the floor.

Just like with JerkDolls porn games, it's all about first impressions that will decide whether you'll go on with enthusiasm or give up and look for something different. With Gemini Man, the first impression was that it stars Will Smith in not one but two main roles. The title of the movie is pretty much spoiling it and, even if you haven't watched the trailer, you'll quickly figure out that the main character is set up against a younger, cloned version of himself. The good thing about it is that we get to see an amazing actor in two different editions knocking it out of the park. After all, it's rarely a dull moment when Will Smith gets to do anything in front of the camera.

On the other hand, there are a couple of issues regarding the same thing. For starters, we live in an era when trailers are used to get the majority of people to watch a movie. And with Gemini Man, the trailers immediately spoiled the big reveal about a "young Will Smith" that actually happened way later in the movie. There was no excitement whatsoever seeing the characters figuring things out that we knew from the very beginning. Then, there's the question of CGI. Something simply seemed off in plenty of scenes where we got to see the clone of the main character. The uncanny valley effect was too strong, which was particularly odd considering the technology exists and making a character appear younger, if not completely CGI, should not be a problem. There are interactive sex games that had a better and more realistic approach to animation.

In the end, Gemini Man is an entertaining movie. It grabs you from the start and doesn't let go. Action sequences are fast-paced and borderline unrealistic, yet there's not a ton of shaky cam, you can feel the weight of every punch, and the gunplay is more than satisfying. The movie playfully jumps between being a spy-like thriller to John Wick-esque shooting and you definitely won't find yourself staring at the clock, waiting for everything to end. And, who knows, maybe down the line someone discovers a deeper meaning to it and we get to watch again.

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