The Courier – Movie Review
ABC Film Challenge – Thriller – Z (Zackary Alder)
Director: Zackary Adler
Writer: Zackary Adler, James Edward Barker, Andy Conway, Nicky Tate (Screenplay)
Writer: Zackary Adler, James Edward Barker, Andrew Prendergast (Story)
Cast
- Olga Kurylenko (Hitman)
- Gary Oldman (The Darkest Hour)
- Amit Shah (Final Score)
- Alicia Agneson (Vikings)
- Greg Orvis (Angel Has Fallen)
- Dermot Mulroney (Scream 6)
Plot: A courier in London discovers that one of the packages she’s transporting is a bomb.
Runtime: 1 Hour 39 Minutes
There may be spoilers in the rest of the review
Story: The Courier starts when notorious crime lord Ezekiel Mannings (Oldman) faces a murder charge. He is placed under house arrest and the one witness Nick (Shah) can send him away for life. However, he isn’t going down without a fight and arranges a Courier (Kurylenko) to deliver a parcel to deal with his problem.
Ezekiel isn’t prepared for the Courier to fight back; now she is the only person to protect the witness. They become trapped in a building parking lot as she looks to find the best way out.
Verdict on The Courier
The Courier is an action thriller following a crime lord sending out a group of killers to eliminate a witness. However, he discovers an unlikely person fighting back to protect the witness who could expose his murderous ways.
This movie places us in a contained environment where one person must fight against a gang of threats. It uses the location well because the different items in the parking lot are used for both offensive and defensive situations. The core of the story is simple enough and effectively uses the idea that each fight becomes a bigger threat as the desperation from the gangster takes over. It is an easy-to-watch late-night action movie, that gets the story complete in a tight runtime.
Where to Watch
JustWatch
Final Thoughts –The Courier is a great late-night action movie.
