Bullet to the Head

Bullet To The Head is a return to the mismatched buddy cop action films of the 80's. The only difference is that one of these men is not a cop and they are clearly not buddies. Sylvester Stallone shakes off the Expendables schtick and makes a real movie. Directed by Walter Hill Who is responsible for some great films over the years, Bullet To The Head is everything you would expect. Plenty of fights, both gun and hand to hand, a conspiracy reaching to the highest levels and of course two men who would normally be trying to kill each other forced to work together. Stallone plays a hit man whose partner has been murdered with Sung Kang as a D.C. cop on the same situation. Since they are looking for the same people naturally they team up. The real treat here is Jason Momoa of Game of Thrones and Conan fame. As the villain, he provides the proper level of menace while also being one of the few actors who makes a believable match for Stallone in a fight. At the end of the day, I found this to be an enjoyable film that reminded me of the movies I grew up with.