Review of Gemini Man

Gemini Man (2019)
7/10
An undemanding romp
12 October 2019
Warning: Spoilers
Government assassin Henry is looking to retire. Black ops freelance boos Clay Verris has other ideas, and Henry is soon on the run from an assassin who is as good as he is. Because it's him. Or, rather, his clone, 28 years younger.

Excuse the spoiler, but it's not really a spoiler as the trailer reveals it.

This is a fairly routine chase thriller with some pleasing bits. The action is OK if unexceptional. Smith plays 51 year old Henry and, with the help of digital de-ageing, 23 year old Junior, and I award credit for making the two different versions of the same person distinctly different people. And I spent some time thinking that the 20-something leading lady reminded me of Mary Elizabeth Winstead, only to discover that it was her! At 35, she didn't need de-ageing software.

This is a by-the-numbers romp with an interesting wrinkle. But check your brain at the door!
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