Pops Saw a Movie: GHOSTED

 I think I watched GHOSTED last night. No, I wasn’t drunk, I just… find it hard to remember much about this seemingly AI-generated action romance comedy. Ana de Armas plays a CIA agent who has what she thinks is a one-night stand with a hunky farmer played by Chris Evans. But the obsessive Evans thinks she’s the one and tracks her to London (via his asthma inhaler) where he’s mistaken for another agent by some villains and fight bang boom kiss more fight blam fight love. You know the drill. 

The term, “superhero fatigue” has been rolling around since Iron Man bit the big one and toxic fandom enabled Zack Snyder to foist an unendurable four hour JUSTICE LEAGUE slog on us… but I don’t think that fatigue is limited to costumed crusaders… it’s ALL action films, which at this point traffic in the same bombastic CG overload and two-dimensional characters, making any kind of connection with the story being told a nearly impossible mission (see what I did there?). 

There are exceptions, of course. But the streaming action flicks in particular seem to follow this by-the-book formula that makes them all run together into one completely forgettable mash of explosions, gunfire, car chases, and quips. And as with so many superhero movies, the saddest part is, some of these movies would be so much better if they actually did LESS… but in the 21st century, with action films, there’s no such thing as less. 

Or is it just me?

Originally posted on social media, Aug. 21, 2023