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Don’t go see this movie if you’re expecting an action movie or comedy; it’s neither. The previews are totally misleading. Even calling it a dark comedy is a stretch. It’s more of a character study with a strong political statement. Not that it’s a bad movie. The story is interesting and Cage’s performance is excellent. But it’s just not a fun movie to watch. It can be best summed up by the opening credit sequence; the camera zooms in on a production facility and we watch as a bullet is manufactured. It’s actually done in a first-person/bullet perspective. We, the bullet, travel from the factory to some third world country, get loaded into a gun, and fired into the head of a child. That about sets the tone of the entire movie.