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The concept is simple.
But the pieces are there.
There is some promise in that predictably high-concept odd-couple dynamic and the insanely gruesome trajectory of their journey.
Its a familiar back-and-forth, but it becomes something new when expressed through creative, surreal ultraviolence.
Unfortunately, the rest of the movie mostly coasts on its concept.
(My favorite, which Stu delivers as Vic first enters his car: Let me guess.
You want me to drive you to all the Sarah Connors in town.)
ButStuberisnt remotely nimble enough to pull that level of meta off.
Still, Bautistas got real star power, and he keeps you watching.
Hes doing a variation on his usual befuddled-giant bit, but its a good bit.
Some of it might even look likeStuber.
