Stories of lost treasure are as old as storytelling itself. From loot that comes from pirates, wars, or even estates of powerful and infamous figures, there seems to be a never-ending well of tales to be told, and Liam Neeson stars alongside Zachary Levi in the latest one called The Fix.
Directed by Guy Moshe (Bunraku) and co-starring Quincy Isaiah, Jake Choi, Was Chatham, and Augusto Aguilera, Larry (Neeson) leads a group of former CIA operatives from the war in Afghanistan who have struggled to transition back to civilian life. As he finds himself in the early stages of dementia, he tells one of the teams’ captains named Tucker (Levi) about a stash of $25,000,000 that is hidden in the walls in a building in Iran from a previous mission. From there, the rest of his team goes after it.
Overall, the acting is fine for a basic shoot-em-up, so don’t expect any stellar performances. One of the differences here is that Neeson is not actually the lead character like many of his other action films as Levi takes that mantle given the nature of this story and has good chemistry with the supporting cast. Visually, even though the movie was produced in the US, the lighting and set designs really work doubling as places in the Middle East.
Overall, the story is good but IS JUST TOO LONG! How long? Over two and a half hours, that’s how long. I will give credit to the few moments that kept me on the edge of my seat, but with too many turns and crosses, what felt like a combination of Argo and Ocean’s Eleven, it just does too much for the premise it comes from.
Having the gritty feel of Lone Survivor and the amount of violence, be warned of who you see this with. If this was about an hour shorter, this could be more enjoyable, but due to that I have to recommend The Fix to be watched on a home cable service so you can put it on pause and take a break when you need to.