When it was released in 2022, The Russo Bros.’ spy thriller “The Gray Man,” based on the 2009 novel by Mark Greaney, boasted the largest budget of any Netflix film to date, costing the studio about $200 million.
“The Gray Man” was a flippant action flick that starred Ryan Gosling as a skilled CIA assassin nicknamed Sierra Six, after the ultra-secret Sierra program that trained him.
Sierra Six, on an early mission, learns from the now-independent Sierra Four (Callan Mulvey) that there may be some active corruption or malfeasance in the Sierra program, and goes rogue, searching for the truth.
Six’s boss Fitzroy (Billy Bob Thornton) hires the kooky, ultra-violent Lloyd Hansen (Chris Evans) to track him down.
Ana De Armas also appears as a CIA agent named Dani Miranda. “The Gray Man” was reviewed generally poorly, fetching a mere 45% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes.
The film, for all its expensive bombast and dazzling star power,…
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