Aftermath (2017)

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt4581576/



We all know who Arnold Schwarzenegger is and probably half of the world's population has at one time or another seen at least one of his action film.

He is great as an action hero and he has also proven himself worthy as a comedian in movies like Twins and Kindergarden Cop and Junior.

But just like everyone else's, time will catch up on you and Arnold is getting old: he will be 70 in 3 months.

So his days of playing the action hero that saves the day and the world are almost over and to keep his movie career going and his star from fading, he is branching out into dramatic roles.

He did it with the recent Zombie movie Maggie and now he is doing again with this airline disaster drama Aftermath, based on the person https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vitaly_Kaloyev who committed murder after losing his family in this disaster https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%9C...-air_collision

Well it just doesn't work! Sorry Arnold.

There is nothing wrong with this movie. Arnold is just not right for the main role.

It's like watching an old man at a nursing home fumbling around not sure what to do with his day. Furthermore, it's eerie to see Arnold looking so old both in appearance and in his mannerism.

Maybe in time Arnold will become a good dramatic actor like Clint Eastwood did after he stopped playing action heroes.

Who knows?

Arnold may even become an Academy Award winning director like Eastwood; but until then, I'd rather take my chances on his upcoming Conan movie and 1988 Twins sequel.

2/5