Quartile rating: 6.5/10 · 1 rating
Henry Brogan is an elite 51-year-old assassin who's ready to call it quits after completing his 72nd job. His plans get turned upside down when he becomes the target of a mysterious operative who can seemingly predict his every move. To his horror, Brogan soon learns that the man who's trying to kill him is a younger, faster, cloned version of himself.
Gemini Man has an intriguing premise on paper — a seasoned assassin hunted by a younger clone of himself — but the execution is disappointingly conventional. The plot follows a predictable action-thriller template, with the clone twist failing to generate the philosophical or emotional depth it promises. Will Smith delivers a competent dual performance, with the de-aged younger version being a technical achievement even if the CGI occasionally strains credibility. Ang Lee's high-frame-rate cinematography was experimental and divisive — technically ambitious but widely felt to flatten the image rather than enhance it, making it a curiosity rather than a triumph. The story's cloning concept had been explored more meaningfully elsewhere, and the film doesn't offer a fresh enough take to distinguish itself. The ending resolves too neatly and without real consequence, undercutting whatever tension had built. Overall a middling blockbuster that squanders an interesting setup.