Tracers (II) (2015)
Wanted by the Chinese mafia, a New York City bike messenger escapes into the world of parkour after meeting a beautiful stranger.
Director:
Daniel Benmayor
Writers:
Leslie Bohem, Matt Johnson.
Stars:
Taylor Lautner, Marie Avgeropoulos, Adam Rayner |
Story line
Wanted by the Chinese mafia, a young New York City bike messenger down on his luck who just wants to do good, escapes into the world of parkour after meeting a beautiful stranger and her group of Parkour trainers that get him involved in a criminal delivery service for extra money.
User Reviews
"Cam -- that short for Camaro?"Moronic bike messenger meets a pretty girl and then teaches himself parkour in a montage in order to join up with her parkour gang, led by an older guy who you will immediately peg as the movie's villain. Anyway, this dumb kid can't pay his bills and owes the Chinese mafia $15,000. During his training montage, I kept thinking to myself "maybe this is why this kid can't pay his debts -- he's doing this instead of working." It's a pretty by-the-numbers movie of its type. The lead character is one of the most hard-to-like protagonists I've come across in recent memory. The guy is a total loser who seems to have the intelligence of a gerbil. They give him a hard-luck backstory that will have you rolling your eyes. He's a high school dropout who doesn't show up for work and turns into a thief living in a makeshift tent on a roof. I'm not sure he even bathes and he certainly doesn't shave that scruff off his face. The stunts are okay but the plot (and especially the romance) is uninspired. It's one of those movies where characters have to do the stupidest things at all times in order to keep the plot moving. There are also a frustrating number of loose ends that are not tied up by the end of the film. But there is a twist late in the movie that was somewhat surprising, so I'll give it that. Ultimately it's a forgettable movie but it's worth watching once. If you enjoy laughing at bad movies you'll probably get more entertainment out of it than most people. Oh and here's an example of this movie's great dialogue: "...tattoos are like scars that you wear on the outside to hide the pain that's on the inside." Script must be by R.M. Drake.
