Stratton is crummy on many levels......

Firstly, its action lacks sparkle. There's nothing frenetic or really exciting about the action sequences, of what is supposed to be an action film.

Secondly, its characterizations feel awkward. The characters simply don't feel especially well rounded and in some instances, the special forces female executive officer, they are downright clumsy.

Thirdly, is the enemy as of late anyone other than the Russian's and the Syrian's? This is so tedious and is reminiscent of the one sided politics dished out by the mainstream media.

Are there any positives here? The acting is in some cases reasonable.The lead actor does a good job but everything else is so dismal any decent acting "goes down with the ship" (pun intended).

In short, this is one steer well clear of. Its generic, dull and predictable. Three out of ten from me.

Dominic Cooper plays Stratton, an elite agent working for Mi6 who is tasked with taking down a terrorist who is planning on releasing a deadly nerve gas over London.

It has decent action scenes which are well filmed and bloody and Cooper is a good looking and charismatic lead. It's directed by Simon West who also made Con Air and The Expendables 2 so there's no issues at all with the action scenes.

At times though it's small budget and scope betray it as during the slower, more talky scenes it feels a bit like a TV movie.

It won't blow your mind but if you're looking for a good time action movie which is a very easy watch then check it out.

I didn't regret it.

I see a lot of decent, action-packed movies with humour, style, good, fast pace getting really lousy ratings, just like this one. I usually wonder if the reviewers saw the same movie, or wonder if they have an agenda, to pull down the rating, something like that. This one's fun, partly because of the European location, and European actors, though all the actors do a great job. The plot's fine, action's great, explosions, cinematography - plenty to like.