Gemini Man Review: 4 Ups & 6 Downs

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4. Will Smith & Mary Elizabeth Winstead's Solid Performances

Gemini Man Will Smith Mary Elizabeth Winstead
Paramount Pictures

No matter the film's many issues, it's hard to knock the clear effort Will Smith and Mary Elizabeth Winstead have put into their lead roles.

Smith lends the horribly-written drama about as much gravitas as one could possibly expect, and his CGI-assisted performance as a younger version of himself feels distinctly different from an emotional perspective.

Winstead is meanwhile effortlessly charming as his new pal Danny, enjoying easy chemistry with Smith, and one of the script's few smart decisions is that it doesn't even try to contrive a romantic relationship between the two.

They're clearly trying to prop up the dreck material, and considering some of the woeful dialogue they're forced to spit out, they more-or-less come out with their dignity in tact, which is quite the achievement.

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