As full of tropes as it may be, I found The Bluff, the latest Frank E. Flowers action-adventure from Priyanka Chopra Jonas and Karl Urban, rather satisfying and entertaining.
Set in the 19th-century Caribbean, Chopra Jonas plays Ercell, a woman who fights to protect her family after her island is invaded by vicious buccaneers.
The story, Chopra’s action movie chops, the fun set pieces, the look and feel, plus Urban’s engaging villainy, made for zero regrets for me about the time spent.
There is one moment that didn’t quite have me locked in, when Urban’s Captain Connor delivers a speech to his crew after they witness the full extent of Ercell’s deliciously vengeful wrath, but it’s a minor blip.
I got exactly what I needed from The Bluff. You might too, if you don’t mind violent yet easy-viewing, fun revenge stories led by badass women.
Happy Film Loving,
G
