Carry-On
2024
***½
Director: Jaume Collet-Serra
Cast: Taron Egerton, Jason Bateman, Sofia Carson, Danielle Deadwyler, Theo Rossi, Logan Marshall-Green, Dean Norris, Sinqua Walls, Tonatiuh, Curtiss Cook, Josh Brener, Joe Williamson
An airport security officer, whose pregnant girlfriend works in another part of LAX, finds himself blackmailed by a sinister criminal into allowing a suitcase containing Novichok onto a Christmas Eve flight. This action thriller offers strong Die Hard 2 vibes, but it moves at such relentless pace and delivers so many twists and turns that it kept me thoroughly entertained, even if the whole thing doesn't have much credibility when you stop to think about it. Taron Egerton spends two solid hours contorting his facial expressions.
