The Foreigner (2017 film)
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| Directed by | Martin Campbell |
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| Screenplay by | David Marconi |
| Based on | The Chinaman by Stephen Leather |
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| Music by | Cliff Martinez |
| Cinematography | David Tattersall |
| Edited by | Angela M. Catanzaro |
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| Distributed by | STXfilms |
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Running time | 113 minutes[1] |
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| Language | English |
| Budget | $35 million[2] |
| Box office | $102.6 million[2] |
The Foreigner is a 2017 action thriller film directed by Martin Campbell and written by David Marconi, based on the 1992 novel The Chinaman by Stephen Leather. The British-Chinese co-production stars Jackie Chan, Pierce Brosnan, Michael McElhatton, Liu Tao, Charlie Murphy, Orla Brady and Katie Leung, and follows a businessman who seeks revenge for the death of his daughter.
The Foreigner was released in China on 30 September 2017 and in the United States on 13 October 2017, and has grossed $102 million worldwide. It received mixed reviews, with critics praising the against the type performances of Chan and Brosnan, while calling the film itself cliché.[3]
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[hide]Plot[edit]
Ngoc Minh Quan is a retired Vietnam War special forces operator who now runs a Chinese restaurant in London. When his teenage daughter Fan is killed in a department store bombing claimed by a group calling themselves the "Authentic IRA," a distraught Quan seeks revenge. He first attempts to bribe Scotland Yard officer Richard Bromley for the names of the bombers, but Bromley refuses. Quan next focuses on Irish deputy minister Liam Hennessy, who has spoken publicly about his status as a former leader of the IRA. Hennessy claims to have no knowledge of the bombing or its perpetrators, but Quan does not believe him. His queries escalate until he becomes fixated on Hennessy, setting off a homemade bomb in his office and threatening more unless he gets the bombers' names.
The truth is that Hennessy, while having ordered the bombing, does not actually know who the bombers are and is in fact outraged that civilians were killed. After a second bombing on a double-decker bus, he negotiates with his boss, British politician Katherine Davies, and promises the capture of the bombers in exchange for the pardoning of some of his former IRA comrades. Meanwhile he sends numerous mercenaries and personal enforcers after Quan, who manages to escape or defeat all of them. Quan then brings the fight to Hennessy, hiding in the woods outside his Belfast farmhouse and attacking it with more homemade bombs. He also observes Hennessy meeting with his mistress, Maggie.
Quan eventually manages to capture and interrogate Sean Morrison, Hennessy's nephew, who served in the British special forces under Bromley and was living in New York before Hennessy called him back. Sean tells Quan the name of the bomber who killed his daughter: Patrick O'Reilly, who was also behind the bombing that killed Sean's family. Hennessy, meanwhile, interrogates his head enforcer McGrath, discovering that the true mastermind is Mary, Hennessy's wife, who also hired Maggie; she has never let go of her anger at the British for the death of her brother and resents Hennessy's working for them. Hennessy executes McGrath for his betrayal and for involving his wife and mistress. Hennessy then orders Sean to execute Mary - with whom Sean is having an affair - before returning to America.
Quan finds the bombers' hideout and single-handedly kills all but Maggie. Police storm the house after Quan leaves and find a severely wounded Maggie, whose real name is Sara McKay. They torture her into revealing the location of their next bomb, which has been planted in a laptop to be detonated on a plane.
British police swarm the airport and ask for an Ian Wood, who is unknowingly carrying the bomb. They manage to find him and throw the laptop into an empty jet bridge, where it detonates harmlessly. Shortly after, Bromley orders "no loose ends" and Maggie is executed by the police. Hennessy gets a call from Davies, who tells him that he will retain his position as a politician but will be under her thumb.
Quan confronts Hennessy and shows him a picture he took of Hennessy kissing Maggie, which is enough to throw suspicion on Hennessy and his role in the bombings. Quan forces him to post the picture to the internet, telling him that he should be ashamed of himself and the whole world will know that he is a terrorist. Meanwhile, Bromley realizes Quan's role in the events and has him put under surveillance, but decides not to take any further action.
The film ends with Quan going back to his restaurant, and his friend and co-worker Keyi Lam embracing him as he puts the past behind him.
Cast[edit]
- Jackie Chan as Ngoc Minh Quan, a former Vietnam War special forces operator turned London restaurateur, who looks for revenge after his daughter is killed in a bombing
- Pierce Brosnan as Liam Hennessy, a former IRA member turned British government official
- Michael McElhatton as Jim Kavanagh, Liam's right hand man
- Liu Tao as Keyi Lan
- Charlie Murphy as Maggie/Sara McKay, Liam's mistress
- Orla Brady as Mary Hennessy, Liam's wife
- Katie Leung as Fan[4][5]
- Ray Fearon as Commander Richard Bromley, British head of counter terrorism command
- Rory Fleck-Byrne as Sean Morrison, ex-special forces related to IRA
- Lia Williams as Katherine Davies, British minister and politician, Liam's superior
- Manolo Cardona as Pedro Lopez
- Simon Kunz as Matthew Rice
- Pippa Bennett-Warner as Marissa Levitt
- Roberta Taylor as Mrs. Taylor
- Dermot Crowley as Hugh McGrath, one of the villains and the leader of a rogue IRA group
- Rufus Jones as Ian Wood
- Niall McNamee as Patrick O'Reilly
Production[edit]
On 5 June 2015 it was announced that Jackie Chan would star in the action thriller film The Foreigner, for STX Entertainment, and based on Stephen Leather's novel The Chinaman.[6] Nick Cassavetes initially signed to direct the film, which was adapted from Leather's novel by David Marconi, while Wayne Marc Godfrey was one of the producers.[7] The film is partially set in London's Chinatown.[6] on 15 July 2015, Deadline reported that Martin Campbell was instead in talks to direct the film, while Relativity Media would finance.[7] Pierce Brosnan joined the cast alongside Chan in November. Co-stars Liu Tao and Chan attended the Shanghai Film Festival on 11 June, 2016 to promote the film.[8]
Principal photography commenced in January 2016. The filming in London of a scene involving the explosion of a bus on Lambeth Bridge caused widespread alarm, as people were not aware that it was a stunt.[9] Scenes were shot in Regent High School, Camden and Charrington Street on 18 February 2016.[citation needed]
This marked the first time in which Brosnan starred in a film directed by Martin Campbell since the 1995 film GoldenEye.
Cliff Martinez composed the score.
Release[edit]
The Fyzz Facility produced, and is distributing, the film, in association with Sparkle Roll Media and Huayi Brothers, while STXfilms distributes it theatrically across the United States.
It was released on 30 September 2017 in China and 13 October 2017 in the United States.
Box office[edit]
As of 17 October 2017[update], The Foreigner has grossed $14.2 million in the United States and Canada, and $88.4 million in other countries for a worldwide total of $102.6 million, against a production budget of $35 million.[2]
In the United States and Canada, the film opened alongside Happy Death Day, Marshall and Professor Marston and the Wonder Women, and was expected to gross $10–14 million from 2,515 theaters in its opening weekend.[10] It made $4.8 million on its first day, including $775,000 from Thursday night previews. It went on to open to $13.1 million, finishing third at the box office behind Happy Death Day and Blade Runner 2049.[11]
Critical response[edit]
On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 58% based on 64 reviews, with an average rating of 5.9/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "The Foreigner adheres strictly to action thriller formula, but benefits from committed -- and out of character -- performances from its talented veteran stars."[12] on Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 55 out of 100, based on 23 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[13] Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "A–" on an A+ to F scale.[11]
Peter Travers of Rolling Stone gave the film three out of four stars and praised Chan's performance, saying: "It's the most dramatic role Chan has ever tackled, and he plays it with coiled intensity and raw emotional power."[14] Clarence Tsui of The Hollywood Reporter also praised Chan, writing, "It's good to see Chan swapping his happy-go-lucky persona for two hours for some gravitas as a tragic rogue with a marked past."[15]
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