Shane Black’s The Predator: 10 Critical Reactions You Need To See

5. If You Want A Fun Action Movie, You'll Get One

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"This is an action-filled, popcorn movie with no aspirations for anything more. This movie throws caution to the wind in service of creating 2-hours worth of brain-melting thrills." - The Playlist
"You might be wondering how the action fares and for the most part it's good. The chases and shootouts are well-done." - JoBlo
"It's not Black at his best, but it's a fun diversion as long as you don't think about it too hard." - Digital Spy

September is normally a dry month at the movies, with the year's summer blockbusters in the rear-view mirror and the upcoming awards fare and big-budget winter treats on the road ahead.

But The Predator is bucking this trend, delivering the action and excitement typically found in June, July or August releases and giving September a much-needed pump of exhilarating franchise juice.

While it's disappointing to hear the movie described as "brain-melting" and a "fun diversion" (those phrases just make it sound dumb), it's at least good to know that The Predator is an entertaining ride.

If you buy a ticket, expect to have a great time at the movies, which, well... is what the cinema is for.

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Danny has been with WhatCulture for over ten years, and is currently Doctor Who Editor and WhoCulture Channel Manager, overseeing all of WhatCulture's Whoniverse coverage. In 2022, he took charge of WhoCulture and has grown it into the biggest Doctor Who channel on YouTube, and one of the biggest Doctor Who communities on the web full-stop. He has been writing and video editing since his early teens, and first got a taste for content creation after making his own Doctor Who trailers, off the back of a burning obsession with the Matt Smith era of the show. Like many his age, he first got into Doctor Who with the 2005 revival, but has since gone back and fallen in love with the classic years too. If you need someone to recite every Doctor Who episode in order, or to give you a random factoid about the making of Gridlock, Danny is the person to ask!