SYNOPSIS (from Amazon): Jackie Chan and Pierce Brosnan star in The Foreigner, a timely action thriller from the director of "Casino Royale" and "Goldeneye." Chan stars as humble London businessman Quan, whose long-buried past erupts in a revenge-fueled vendetta when the only person left for him to love -- his teenage daughter -- is taken from him in a senseless act of politically-motivated terrorism. In his relentless search for the identity of the terrorists, Quan is forced into a cat- and-mouse conflict with a British government official (Pierce Brosnan), whose own past may hold clues to the identities of the elusive killers.

ANALYSIS:
Jackie Chan and Pierce Brosnan deliver powerful understated performances in the kind of thriller you don't see that often with great direction from James Bond/ Zorro director Martin Campbell. The characters aren't black and white as Quan finds his life torn apart when his daughter is murdered in a terrorist attack while Liam Hennessy (Brosnan) sees this as a political opportunity, but Quan uses his Special Forces skills from his past to force someone's hands to find justice for his daughter. He plays a dangerous cat and mouse game as he wants answers and he won't go away until he does. It is solid movie that is at least worth a good rental night and I think people will discover this one over time if they haven't already seen it.

SPECIAL FEATURES:
Short THE MAKING OF THE FOREIGNER promotional featurette

Interviews with director Martin Campbell and actors Jackie Chan and Martin Campbell
Two theatrical trailers
Previews for other Universal Pictures releases

The movie in standard definition on DVD and a code to download/ stream a digital copy of THE FOREIGNER

FINAL ANALYSIS: THE FOREIGNER is a solid classic thriller with understated performances from Jackie Chan and Pierce Brosnan in this masterfully directed film from Martin Campbell. I do wish the extras featured more behind-the-scenes stuff, but the interviews and the theatrical trailers are the best of the extras.

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