The Boneyard

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Close (Netflix, 2019) - 3/5

This movie is a solid bodyguard movie with a modern feel. Noomi Rapace is excellent as the hardboiled lead, and her no-nonsense portrayal adds weight to the grounded, personal story. The action is quite good, despite a few places that require a moderate suspension of disbelief, and the on-the-run story is nicely thought out. If you’re looking for a good action movie you could do a whole lot worse, but it also offers nothing more than that.

Closest comparison: It’s like The Bourne Identity by way of Body of Lies.

Setting: Modern Warfare
Plot: On the Run
Tone: Bodyguard