Carry-On | Review by: Benjamin Garrett
Carry-On is like Die Hard, but set in an airport. Oh… wait a second, that’s just Die Hard 2. Okay, so Carry-On is like Die Hard 2 meets Phone Booth, and while not as good as either of those movies, it provides sufficient thrills with a touch of Christmas spirit. Where this movie excels is in the simplicity of its premise. It’s essentially a hostage situation where the villain is using the protagonist as a puppet. Jason Bateman plays a terrorist trying to get a mysterious briefcase through an airport. Taron Egerton plays a TSA agent who’s forced to comply with Bateman’s demands, in order to keep his friends and loved ones alive. It maintains a solid level of suspense, and I found myself constantly wondering how Egerton’s character would adapt and react to the increasingly stressful and dangerous situations he was placed in. Where this movie really falters, is in the execution of those tense situations, and just how completely implausibly they often play out. I’m fine with sus...
