Review: Bright Is A Return To Form For David Ayer
- Dec 23, 2017
- 1 min read
The man responsible for the awful Suicide Squad, David Ayer, is a director I had great respect for. And now, now I can again.
In an alternate world where the magical and real live together, orcs and elves alongside each other. Officer Ward (Will Smith) is a hard talking LA street cop with an unlikely partner, Nick Jakoby (Joel Edgerton) the only orc cop around. When a magic wand, this films equivalent of a man portable super-weapon, is discovered, a battle ensues between several factions, with Ward and Jakoby stuck in the middle.
I have only one problem with Bright, it gets a little caught up in its fantast world. While it never directly draws attention to the mystical elements, and deserves excessive praise for this, it ellects to bring the usual prophecy nonsense in. What is an otherwise very interesting film, not unlike District 9 in its allegory, the prophecy pulls things away from the gritty reality Ayer has created. But other than that, Bright is great.
Will Smith is at his best Will Smith-ness, quick witted, fast thinking and more than able to shoot his way out of a situation. But the real star is Edgerton's Jakoby. It's one thing to act through prosthesis, which are phenomenal, but the character perfectly melds both the film's comedic and serious moments.
As far as Netflix movies go, there's not a lot better. In the realm of urban fantasy, there is no equal. Bright is loads of fun, and definitely worth checking out.
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