Given the Hawaii backdrop, I couldn't shake the feeling that this film was specifically designed for The Rock and Momoa - though it seems The Rock may have dropped out and Bautista stepped in. But that wasn't the case after all.
Nonetheless, for a streaming action flick that was "#2 in the US" during my viewing, I must admit it exceeded my expectations. I did find the recurring gag of Momoa constantly drinking beers a bit cringeworthy - but I was able to overlook it.
The chase sequences were fantastic, featuring gruesome, exaggerated deaths that you wouldn't normally encounter in action films, like a motorcycle rider having his head ground to bits at 80 miles per hour on the highway... or losing an entire arm... but it's all in good fun.
At times, I felt reminiscent of Rush Hour 2 and 3, especially with the strong storyline involving Hawaiian and Asian crime lords.
Honestly, for a typical Friday night of "what should we watch," I was completely entertained.
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