Boss Level

Name: Boss Level
Genre: Action, Sci-Fi, Mystery, Thriller
Released: March 5, 2021
Duration: 94 min
Rating: 56
Cast: Annabelle Wallis, Frank Grillo, Ken Jeong, Mathilde Ollivier, Meadow Williams

2021

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Highland Film Group (HFG) | Release Date (Streaming): March 5, 2021 | TV-MA

Starring: Annabelle Wallis, Frank Grillo, Ken Jeong, Mathilde Ollivier, Meadow Williams, Mel Gibson, Michelle Yeoh, Naomi Watts, Rob Gronkowski, Selina Lo, Sheaun McKinney, Will Sasso

Summary: A retired special forces officer is trapped in a never ending time loop on the day of his death.

Director: Joe Carnahan

Genre(s): Action, Sci-Fi, Mystery, Thriller

Rating: TV-MA

Runtime: 94 min

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IndieWire Christian Blauvelt

Mar 2, 2021

It’s a star part, and Grillo commands it. Most importantly, he gets you to invest in Roy enough that, even without a controller in your hands, you never feel like you’re simply watching someone else play a videogame. With no pixels in sight, Grillo gives “Boss Level” the thing most videogame movie riffs lack: a pulse. Read full review

G. Allen Johnson

Mar 3, 2021

It’s nothing groundbreaking, just good-humored bloody action directed at a frenetic pace, clocking in at about an hour and a half. Sometimes you need a little bit of fun, and Boss Level delivers. Read full review

RogerEbert.com Glenn Kenny

Mar 5, 2021

Boss Level compensates for its overstuffed scenario and relentless derivativeness—actually, it makes you stop caring about its relentless derivativeness—with concentrated fast pacing and breakneck action. Read full review

Brian Lowry

Mar 5, 2021

For those craving an action distraction, it's a reasonably entertaining way to kill time. Read full review

Polygon Joshua Rivera

Mar 5, 2021

It’s mostly a movie with designs on over-the-top action that are undercut by the actual action. Read full review

Owen Gleiberman

Mar 4, 2021

By the end of Boss Level, you may feel a lot like Pulver. Putting “Groundhog Day” on action steroids, the film has a patina of cleverness that’s pleasing enough, but you’ve seen it before. And you’ll see it again. Read full review

John DeFore

Mar 1, 2021

This is all passably satisfying, but would be vastly better if the screenwriters weren't lazily explaining every single detail in voiceover. Grillo generally excels as a man of few words, but here his disembodied voice is a wall-to-wall shag carpet, dampening the fun we'd be having if we could just focus on the mayhem Carnahan delivers. Read full review

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Ihadtogetone

Mar 6, 2021

You critics and your scores just show you haven’t played a video game recently and you’re not a gamer at all. The voiceover you all mentioned so much was hilarious because it was explaining the gamers thoughts, the person playing the video game, in the character’s voice as we would think it.You critics and your scores just show you haven’t played a video game recently and you’re not a gamer at all. The voiceover you all mentioned so much was hilarious because it was explaining the gamers thoughts, the person playing the video game, in the character’s voice as we would think it. Did y’all ever think of that scenario being true if the movie that it is truly just a video game? If anyone noticed there is a game coming out called Death Loop and it’s the exact same premise basically, don’t know if it’s coincidence or what but the two need to get together quick and use each other. Because I would watch the movie while playing the game.… Expand

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Pabloneruda13

Mar 11, 2021

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. It was like Ground Hogs day meets Dead Pool, Back to the Future, Edge of Tomorrow, Kill Bill, and the Matrix all wrapped into one movie. The subtle not so subtle nods to Frank Grillo's diet and Captain America were on point. This has quickly become my second favorite movie next to Deadpool.… Expand

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Bashmarda

Jul 11, 2021

Easily my favorite movie of the year. Tons of fun, Mel Gibson is becoming somewhat of a dark horse with the movies he is putting out

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Lordgrens

Mar 17, 2021

Any movie that is in the “groundhog day genre” gets a few bonus points in my book. The movie is just good entertainment and has a grwat dark humor to it

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Thwompthing

Mar 5, 2021

This movie was great! It's pretty much Edge of Tomorrow, with a completely different setting and story. Loved it. The main character is a smooth dude with a great sense of humor. Pretty good acting from a muscle bound stud whom I don't even know if I've seen in any other movies before,This movie was great! It's pretty much Edge of Tomorrow, with a completely different setting and story. Loved it. The main character is a smooth dude with a great sense of humor. Pretty good acting from a muscle bound stud whom I don't even know if I've seen in any other movies before, but he was perfect for the role. Nonstop action and it is definitely not b rated film making.… Expand

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Broyax

Jul 8, 2021

Encore le principe du « jour sans fin » mais décliné ici en version très vitaminée avec bastons, explosions et fusillades ! fort bien réalisées d’ailleurs au vu de la propension si désagréable des films d’action modernes au « cut, zoom & move » à outrance (c’est-à-dire de la merde…). On aEncore le principe du « jour sans fin » mais décliné ici en version très vitaminée avec bastons, explosions et fusillades ! fort bien réalisées d’ailleurs au vu de la propension si désagréable des films d’action modernes au « cut, zoom & move » à outrance (c’est-à-dire de la merde…). On a donc de belles séquences avec hélas… du sans rajouté en post-production en images de synthèse (oui, c’est pourri comme procédé mais ça leur coûte nettement moins cher…).

Cela étant, outre l’action, on a également quelques dialogues et commentaires bien sentis et très inspirés, car à force de recommencer la même putain de journée, notre tocard en a gros sur la patate et même plus que ça : il a les nerfs ! il voudrait déjeuner en paix… et pendant ce temps-là, qu’est-ce qu’elle fout la marmotte ?!… eh ben elle s’en bat les burnes et elle emballe toujours le chocolat dans le papier alu.

Le ton drolatique et la réalisation de qualité suffisent à faire passer la pillule d’un scénar qui ne tient pas sur grand-chose et tient… à peu de choses, ma foi. Du coup, la guimauve stupide (pléonasme) s’invite ici et là un peu plus que nécessaire. En outre, on peut regretter cette autre tendance qui consiste à caser lors des scènes d’action de espèces de vieilles chansons de merde qui puent la merde !

Mais on apprécie dans des rôles secondaires ce bon vieux Mel, la charmante Naomi… et plsu fugacement une certaine Michelle qui ne voit pas le temps passer ! Frank Grillo dans le rôle-titre reste une andouille mais ma foi, on a vu pire… Quoi qu’il en soit, cette petite comédie d’action est tout à fait divertissante… avec son humour pour le moins destructeur !… Expand

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Mikei

Oct 9, 2021

pretty bad film, more of a relationship drama than an action film. only serves stupid stereotypes!

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