Gemini Man (2019)

Stars	User	Rating
12	Mentaculus	29 _8%
From a visual effects lab, born and raised, in the 90s is where this film should have stayed. More de-agein and dimensions and frame ratin's aren't that cool, everything's sterile, all you see are all the tools. The dialogue and plot, they're straight up no good - hilarious more often than they probably should. Couldn't wait for it to end, maybe the worst film of the year... But now I want to rewatch Fresh Prince of Bel Air.
7	cagedwisdom	50 _38%
My three cents: #1. The technology obviously isn't quite there anyway but my god did the Young Will Smith-budget abruptly run completely dry before the final scene. #2. I hope the sequel has two Mary Elizabeth Winsteads. #3. Please put more (presumably) 20 year old scripts into production.
5	Jasongirl67	75 _69%
I'm not a huge fan of action movies but this is done pretty well good storyline cool effects
5	jthusky	55 _30%
A very dumb, very campy throwback to old 90s action movies. I can see this thing get made for $8 million in 1993 starring Jean Claude Van Damme. Ang Lee's great direction helps gussy up a really weak and goofy film, which isn't self-aware but is fun to watch, though in a very stupid sense. MEW does great.
4	morphinapg	52 _11%
The HFR absolutely ruins the cinematic experience. High frame rates have a similar effect on our experience as fast motion. They make things feel smaller, less impressive, rather than having that sensation that everything is larger than life, or epic. Think of it similar to low frequency sound vs high frequency. High frequency is clear, detailed, etc, but low frequency gives you that punch. It's a similar sensation here. Aside from the technical aspect, the story just isn't great.
4	law	50 _37%
Boring. This is interesting from a technical perspective, but that's all it has going for it. The script is literally from 1997, and you can tell. The only reason to watch this is to see the technological advances made in creating high fidelity special effects for exotic film specs, so if you're going to watch this, it must be in a cinema with all the bells and whistles (3D and HFR). There's no reason to see it otherwise.
4	Ytadel	3 _28%
I had an impression from the trailers and stuff this was going to more of a sci-fi movie than it actually is - it’s actually more like a mediocre Mission Impossible movie where one plot point happens to be a clone. Some uncanny valley effects. Sidesteps many of its own more interesting ideas. The action scenes weren’t bad per se, but at the same time I literally didn’t even realize while watching the film’s climax I was watching the climax until suddenly the movie was ending.
3	JLFM	53 _22%
Pretty forgettable, but not without its pleasures. The action sequences are honestly pretty engaging (a motorcycle chase in the first half is the highlight, and it was the only sequence that seemed to really benefit from the 3D and HFR, even if it made everything feel weirdly artificial) and the de-aging effects are genuinely remarkable (there’s still some uncanny valley stuff, but not much). Will Smith is pretty much always watchable and Mary Elizabeth Winstead is great. You could do worse.
3	Luna6ix	67 _26%
With the de-aging technology still pretty new, there are a few moments where it borders with an uncanny valley effect. So if you want to hinge your movie on digital effects that might not be enough to dazzle on their own, you're going to need to have a good story to back it up, but "Gemini Man" doesn't have that, just generic action thriller fare. Don't conflate generic with bad, though, maybe mediocre.
3	Vandelay1	35 _28%
not so good
2	jacobclark12	27 _16%
A terrible script that rightfully wasn't made for years, Gemini Man is only boosted by well-helmed yet ridiculous action sequences courtesy of Ang Lee and some decent performances from the principle cast. The de-aging effects work well with the exception of slower daylight scenes; I found these better than most previous uses of the technology. If it was more self-aware of its goofiness, I think it could have been a winner.
2	closedmouth	60 _20%
Pretty goofy, but there's some decent action sequences scattered throughout, and MEW is more likeable than I was expecting. Should have gone out of my way to see the high frame-rate 3D but what are you gonna do.
2	ribcage	42 _17%
some good performances despite the turgid script. .watch for the love of the cast and to see Lee's aggressive visual experiment. Avoid it if you're looking for anything else.
1	nobamba	60 _61%
24fps version. Great lighting. Amazing action sequences but stupid tactics and terrible script/feelings. Young Will Smith was an amazing technological feat. MEW was portrayed well and strong in her own right. Would have liked to see funnier banter. Movie went downhill once they teamed up in the small town, though it picked up again from bulletproof (but stupid) clone. Again, Clone Wars was a stupid idea. Fav scene: motorcycle chase with a freaking beating taken by older Will Smith at the end.
1	philamental	50 _19%
Watched this on 4k HFR which was both fascinating and irritating visually, both of which served as a distraction to the feature itself. Probably no harm as the movie seemed a mostly predictable action movie with admittedly impressive de-aging that brought the Fresh Prince back to life.
1	ericambler	38 _8%
Deathly dull. Too much focus on the (frankly underwhelming) frame rate and de-aging technology, means it's stuck with paint-by-numbers plot and characterization. Struggles to engage beyond showing off its bafflingly bland visuals.
1	amazedemon	61 _25%
Simply put, Gemini Man isn't very good. A lot of the action sequences resemble the rubbery texture of video games without any on the engagement. The script is mediocre, attempting pathos but missing the mark more often than not. There are a few good moments (the Budapest catacomb scene before the fight being one of them) but not enough to save the film.
1	nauru	39 _30%
Serviceable action flick with some decent stunts but not much else going for it. Waste of Clive Owen. Passed the time on the plane.
1	moraesfelipe	65 _62%
I'm quite sure I would've loved it on the big screen, but unfortunately I've seen it at home. Either way a weird, sometimes off, sometimes brilliant actioner that ends up making a curious commentary on the extinction of movie stars. Well-paced, clean action shot in long takes looks really awesome, despite how clumsy the script runs -- its dramatic tone is really surprising, though.
1	KasperL	30 _10%
Winstead is way more cool than either of the Smiths. Undeniably, this is bad on many levels (the dialogue being particularly lousy), but it's moderately entertaining in its own stupid way. It's bizarre that Ang Lee made this one, though, huh?
1	AFlickering	4 _58%
consider the epilogue, in which the newfound autonomy of jr. coincides with him looking more artificial. owen initially seems a directorial stand-in, chucking bazillions at a smith deepfake without the age and vulnerability, but lee posits that perhaps this tech has the capacity to enhance as well as erase humanity. after all, any modern human (especially the cinephilic variety) is a copy too, forged from the detritus of popular culture (cornball 90s screenplays like this one included).
1	Alex Watkins	2 _15%
I dunno, man. I really need to see it in the proper 60 FPS to have any sort of opinion, since otherwise it just scans as an unexceptional action film.
1	mikeparasol	32 _5%
Some nice action scenes, hampered by some of the worst dialogue I've encountered. The whole thing felt ridiculous.
1	Vaudevillian	65 _18%
Will Smith is an undeniable movie star, but this script is too late-80's, and a little beneath him. Though it wouldn't work without him.

Average Percentile 26.35% from 521 Ratings