[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

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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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I heard about this movie about a week ago and I've seen nothing but really bad reviews about it. I really thought Kevin Hart and Woody would have some great chemistry. I have see many Kevin Hart movies that made me laugh but the recent ones have not been so great. I've seen a few of Woody's movies but one I can really remember is Now You See Me. With these two guys, you'd think the movie would be really funny and cool but I guess not.

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Hello, the chemistry between Woody and Kevin is there, but his effort to carry the load of the movie was not enough to save it. The script doesn't help them and the dialogues aren't funny. The movie can be seen if you don't have something better to see, it has its moments but it is not to be seen again. Cheers😊

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Hilarious movie, Kevin Hart is at it again. He's character talks too much, I think that was one of the reasons he got mixed up in the first place. It's an awesome movie, worth seeing over again. Thanks for the review

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I wouldn't particularly see it again, but it's good that you liked it. I'm disappointed, it's passable but not good. Cheers

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Bueno, por el tráiler no sé muy atractiva la película, sin embargo, se ve que tiene su toque de comedia, pero si es así como dices, bueno, se dejara como última opción, gracias por decirnos, un gusto leerte, saludos.

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Si es una comedia/acción, pero a pesar de ello la película para mi gusto me decepcionó. Hay química entre los personajes pero el guion no ayudo. Es pasable más no es una película que volvería a ver. Gracias por leer, saludos :)

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They are good actors, but they also played lots of bad script movies!
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