David Ayer is a tasteless filmmaker. When he started his career as the screenwriter for such hits like
Training Day
and
The Fast and the Furious,
he had the benefit of filmmakers who knew how to incorporate gritty, over-the-top violence in ways that were emotionally raw, in
Training Day’s
case, or zanily pulpy, in
Fast and Furious’.
Behind the camera as a director, however, Ayer seems to have no control, relishing in bloody, bombastic shootouts that overshadow any sense of plot, pace, or character development. Senseless violence on screen has always been a hot button issue and Ayer seems to be its biggest proponent. Unfortunately and unsettlingly, his latest,
Sabotage,
a DEA actioner starring an aged Arnold Schwarzenegger, is as tasteless as filmmaking gets. Honestly, it’s downright disturbing.
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