The Baker

The movie isn't bad, but unfortunately, it falls somewhere in the category of "good idea, poor execution, and mediocre casting." The story is fine, even though we've seen it here several times before. Ron is a cool grandpa, but otherwise, the cast is slightly below average. The little girl gets on your nerves quite a bit after a few moments, and one would prefer to give her a timeout... the antagonists are more amusing than fearsome, and the top boss Harvey hardly gets any screen time to show how well he can actually act. I positively appreciate the fight scenes (when they are visible because sometimes the camera is stumbling and absolutely unable to keep up, or it's as dark AF). Also, the not-so-happy storyline isn't entirely bad, but everything else falls below average, and it's not worth more than one star. However, I can't help but complain about the incredibly cheesy CGI cockroach on the desk - entirely unnecessary and not adding anything to the story, yet it robbed the film of about 80% of its seriousness in the first 10 minutes... sad story, sad face. (22/09/2023)