The Foreigner is a 2003 American action thriller film starring Steven Seagal.The film was shot entirely in Warsaw, Poland, and was the first of a long string of direct-to-video films released starring Seagal from 2003 to 2009. "I choose you". he intended for the bombing to be a harmless warning and quan making him send the pic of him with maggie falsely implies that he was behind the actual bombing, which he didnt want to happen. I like that movie too. /*# sourceMappingURL=https://www.redditstatic.com/desktop2x/chunkCSS/TopicLinksContainer.361933014be843c79476.css.map*/._2ppRhKEnnVueVHY_G-Ursy{-ms-flex-align:center;align-items:center;display:-ms-flexbox;display:flex;margin:22px 0 0;min-height:200px;overflow:hidden;position:relative}._2KLA5wMaJBHg0K2z1q0ci_{margin:0 -7px -8px}._1zdLtEEpuWI_Pnujn1lMF2{bottom:0;position:absolute;right:52px}._3s18OZ_KPHs2Ei416c7Q1l{margin:0 0 22px;position:relative}.LJjFa8EhquYX8xsTnb9n-{filter:grayscale(40%);position:absolute;top:11px}._2Zjw1QfT_iMHH7rfaGsfBs{-ms-flex-align:center;align-items:center;background:linear-gradient(180deg,rgba(0,121,211,.24),rgba(0,121,211,.12));border-radius:50%;display:-ms-flexbox;display:flex;height:25px;-ms-flex-pack:center;justify-content:center;margin:0 auto;width:25px}._2gaJVJ6_j7vwKV945EABN9{background-color:var(--newCommunityTheme-button);border-radius:50%;height:15px;width:15px;z-index:1} Lam is just some woman that worked with Quan for a long time in the restaurant; the movie implies that she has feeling for Quan early in the movie. Summary: Ngoc Minh Quan is a Vietnamese retired Navy SEAL whose glory days are long past and is now a small business owner. If you've seen the film, please rate it at this poll. As others have said this is more of a political thriller with some action scenes tossed in. I can think of one. Jackie should really focus on dramatic roles. By Richard Roeper Oct 21, 2020, 11:00am CDT Share this story Jackie Chan is the man. ....sry needed get some steam off).I think when they say waking the dragon ...it basically means he is at peace now. First, Hennessy was his only lead, and second, he was a terrorist. No point in denying, think about how ridiculous he would have sounded. His long-buried past erupts in a revenge-fuelled vendetta when his teenage daughter dies in an act of politically motivated terrorism. The other ends with a sharpened stick at Sean's throat. The turgid revenge thriller "The Foreigner" is an all-around lousy movie. I loved it ! ._33axOHPa8DzNnTmwzen-wO{display:block;padding:0 16px;width:100%}.isNotInButtons2020 ._33axOHPa8DzNnTmwzen-wO{font-size:14px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.5px;line-height:32px;text-transform:uppercase} I, for one, didn't think it was all that good. I sort of feel like he was, in a weird way, the 'good' character of the movie but then the movie took a twist right at the end. I think that's the beautiful thing about it. David Gordon Green (HALLOWEEN 2018) Could Be Directing THE EXORCIST Sequel For Blumhouse Productions I'm not a huge action movie guy so not surprisingly I'm not a big Jackie Chan fan. Volume 1 : The Laughing Vampire. Yes Jackie Chan getting his chance go beyond action scene after action scene was very entertaining to watch. The film recouped its budget from US home video market alone. It is set in the time of Eldarion, Aragorn's son, approximately 105 years after the Fall of the Dark Tower.In it is mentioned the Dark Tree, and two new characters: Saelon and Borlas. Plus it's based on a novel. Find out more with MyAnimeList, the world's most active online anime and manga community and database. I only really watched this because someone described to me a new film where Jackie Chan takes on the IRA and it sounded so ridiculous that I had to see it. This challenge was aired on 27 th of April 2020 by drama kween in which she posted a video to the you tube entitled “stop the foreigner … I'd like to consider myself fairly well-versed in general history and current events of the world, but is there something about the dynamics between the Irish nationalists and British/unionists that I'm not getting here? Love the scene where they show no mercy to the terrorists. He had no idea that his mistress was part of the cell, so it was an ironic twist that Quan had unknowingly taken a photo of Hennessy with one of the bombers early on, and he was now able to use that to exact revenge, killing Hennessy politically. There is a whole bunch of context and content that I missed the first time, and what I missed is making for an excellent movie experience. Both the screen writer and Campbell said they "didn't want any kung fu bullshit" in the movie. "For what it's worth," was his way of submission. I don't know if anyone noticed. #spoiler, New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be cast, News & Discussion about Major Motion Pictures, Press J to jump to the feed. It meant "kill him, or tell him what he wants to know so he fucks off". Not Arnie, Stallone, The Rock, or Tom Cruise. I mean, he can't realistically do action heavy roles any more. It is is a timely action thriller from director Martin Campbell (Casino Royale). Martin Campbell – the director of Casino Royale (2006), a.k.a. ._2cHgYGbfV9EZMSThqLt2tx{margin-bottom:16px;border-radius:4px}._3Q7WCNdCi77r0_CKPoDSFY{width:75%;height:24px}._2wgLWvNKnhoJX3DUVT_3F-,._3Q7WCNdCi77r0_CKPoDSFY{background:var(--newCommunityTheme-field);background-size:200%;margin-bottom:16px;border-radius:4px}._2wgLWvNKnhoJX3DUVT_3F-{width:100%;height:46px} Jackie Chan is back with a vengeance in 'The Foreigner' ... again in exclusive video from the 'Unbroken' sequel. I think he didn't want to make a big deal out of it, in fear of tainting his political career (gas leak, right?). The Foreigner, starring Jackie Chan and Pierce Brosnan, is a timely action thriller from the director of Casino Royale. Can you say the name of the book? Best Horror Movies. It's pretty typically in movies of this ilk to have the one-man-army/one-woman-army character level any and everybody in their path. Jackie Chan is great in The Foreigner. Was this the only evidence towards Hennessy being guilty? But this final conversation seems to imply Hennessy was indeed the mastermind. Please I googled for hours and joined reddit to get an answer! Looking for information on the manga Warau Kyuuketsuki? The Foreigner is a smart and entertaining foreign film that doesn’t feel all that foreign. Though his jokes don’t always land, Sacha Baron Cohen’s creation remains a fearless and funny comic force in sequel. If Quan did not exist the last bomb would've went off. The dust has settled, Hennessy has a gun to his head by Quan, holding a photo of him kissing the bomber. His relentless search to find the terrorists leads to a cat-and-mouse conflict with a British government official Hennessy, whose own past may hold the clues to the identities of the elusive killers. That wasn't "police". The plot was dumb, but the pacing, direction, and performances were on point. Though it would’ve been better if it was set in the Troubles like the book it’s based on, post-Good Friday Agreement didn’t make too much sense, unless the director just really wanted to see a post troubles Gerry Adams played by Pierce Brosnan, lets be honest, everybody wanted to see pierce brosnan play gerry adams. That's all you're going to do to a man who just committed one act of terror and was fully capable of and almost did commit a second one? Hennessy was unsurprised and uninterested in what his nephew just went through. Thought Jackie Chan was pretty good. ._3bX7W3J0lU78fp7cayvNxx{max-width:208px;text-align:center} This was probably how the novel was written, to a degree. So there are calls for the foreigner challenge to be deleted as causing it a disgusting challenge encouraging underage teens to expose themselves online. At the very end, Bromley orders the sniper to not take the shot at Quan and say "No need waking the dragon". For the entire time of the movie I thought Hennessy was in the dark about the situation. Jackie Chan in an atypical role was definitely something I picked up on with my superfical watch, but now I wonder about what his connection might have been to Hong Kong, and a British version of Asia. By using our Services or clicking I agree, you agree to our use of cookies. Things then spiraled completely out of his control, but he did start the whole affair. The Foreigner is an interesting little piece with Pierce Brosnan and Jackie Chan playing off each other in an action thriller. 'The Hate U Give's Long-Awaited Sequel Is Finally Here. Even though he's older, he's still far more capable than your Liam Neesons and Bruce Willises. During an interview for the ‘Foreigner’ Jackie Chan, answered a fan question about Rush Hour and stated this: “Good news. A humble businessman with a buried past seeks justice when his daughter is killed in an act of terrorism. I think you're supposed to feel torn between supporting Quan, who's a emotionally distraught dad that's trying to get revenge even if it appears misdirected at Hennessey, and supporting Hennessey whose own innocence seems to be grey. This action thriller's machinery grinds to a halt, sabotaged by a surfeit of double crosses and unsavory characters. The film established Quan's hatred towards terrorists (how his whole family died). For what it's worth I didn't want to harm your daughter. When Quan confronts Hennessy at the end, there's a conversation roughly as follows: This woman is the bomber, you lied, you planned everything. It's an awesome, underrated action film. knowing his IRA roots and all. The series consists of 17 novels and 39 novellas. 6/10, I don't regret watching it for free. I went to see it less as a Jackie Chan movie (though I'm a fan) and more as a Martin Campbell movie. With Katie Leung, Jackie Chan, Rufus Jones, Mark Tandy. Rewatching The Foreigner, really impressed. I really liked the fact Jackie only killed the people directly responsible for the bombing. From its beginnings as a human-alien story of first contact, the Foreigner series has become a true science fiction odyssey, following a civilization from the age of steam through early Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts.