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Gemini Man ended up panned by critics, resulting in a 25 percent Rotten rating on Rotten Tomatoes, the worse Lee’s received for any film in his career. ComicBook.com’s Kofi Outlaw rated the movie two out of five stars, praising it for taking risk on its visual effects.
“In the end, Gemini Man is a bold experiment that tries to run a relay race before it ever takes a successful step,” Outlaw said. “The lure of Will Smith and the visual spectacle may be worth a matinee price to action fans, but other than that, Gemini Man will soon be lost in the same limbo it was stuck in for decades, before it was pulled out for this failed attempt.”
The film initially started in development in the late 1990s at Walt Disney Studios. Stuck in development hell for the better part of a decade, Skydance eventually purchased rights for the film from Disney and subsequently partnered with Paramount to produce the film. The movie’s full synopsis can be found below.
“Gemini Man (#GeminiMan) is an innovative action-thriller starring Will Smith (#WillSmith) as Henry Brogan, an elite assassin, who is suddenly targeted and pursued by a mysterious young operative that seemingly can predict his every move. The film is directed by Academy Award®-winning filmmaker Ang Lee and produced by renowned producers Jerry Bruckheimer, David Ellison, Dana Goldberg and Don Granger. Also starring are Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Clive Owen and Benedict Wong.”
Gemini Man is now in theaters.
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