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Posted: **Sat Feb 14, 2015 2:26 am**

Pierce Brosnan is a retired spy that gets pulled back into action when a loved one is gunned down by his former partner.

Not bad, not great. Good pacing, decent amounts of action versus plot. There are three twists I can think of off the top of my head and you'll see them all coming. Oops, there are four, and one I didn't see coming. I guess the clues were there, but I'd argue there's some "Scream 2 ending" at play as well.

If you're in the mood for a spy thriller and it's on Netflix, you could do worse.

I'd give it like a 6 or 6.5 out of 10.

Edited By Leisher on 1423898848

Posted: **Fri Mar 27, 2015 12:51 pm**

Yeah, came to say not good, but not bad.

Also not all rounds travel "four times the speed of sound." In fact, I don't personally know of any that go two times the speed of sound.

After John Wick I want more headshots in my movies, but this was 'ok.'

Posted: **Fri Mar 27, 2015 12:57 pm**

Mach 4.1. Granted, that's the record holder.

Edited By Malcolm on 1427475442

Posted: **Fri Mar 27, 2015 12:59 pm**

Wow that's a lot of propellant.

Consider me schooled.

Posted: **Fri Mar 27, 2015 1:00 pm**

According to Browning, the .223 WSSM offers a 600 ft/s (180 m/s) gain, with a 55 gr (3.6 g) bullet, over the standard .223 Rem. It also offers a 440 ft/s (130 m/s) gain over the 22-250, a popular vermin round. This comes out to a 600 ft·lbf (810 J) gain over a standard .223 Rem, and a 350 ft·lbf (470 J) gain over the 22-250.[8]

I believe the exact line in the movie was, "The round travels at 4000 feet per second, 4 times the speed of sound." That doesn't match those numbers. Maybe I am not remembering the line correctly.

Posted: **Fri Mar 27, 2015 1:18 pm**

Mach 4 = 4,465.74803 feet per second. He's 10% off. And the bullet I linked is only saying Mach 4.1 on muzzle velocity. After that, it's got normal air drag to worry about.

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