I just watched Carry On on Netflix and I’ve got some thoughts. Mainly, “why the heck did I just spend two hours of my life doing this?
The premise sounded like gold: a TSA employee is coerced on Christmas Eve by an unidentified passenger who threatens to bring something deadly aboard a plane. It sounds like a decent thriller, right? Wrong.
This movie is a perfect example of how a good idea can be completely wasted with bad execution. Below is the breakdown of what “Carry On” went wrong:
The “Been There, Seen That” Narrative:
This “blackmailed agent” narrative isn’t original. We have heard it so many times and “Carry On” does absolutely nothing with it. I feel it was a missed opportunity to bring something new to this already saturated narrative.
Bad Acting:
Jason Bateman, oh bless his heart, tries to pull the movie along, but his usual charisma just isn’t enough to pull the film out of the pot. And Taron Egerton as the pernicious TSA? Completely unbelievable.
Logic Gets A Vacation:
The biggest problem with Carry On is how much it is illogical. Characters make absurd choices, security protocols are openly disregarded, and the whole process is just… damn fake. One time, I literally cried out to the screen “Have these dudes never even been to an airport?!”
CGI Disaster:
And oh, and let’s not get to that fucking awful CGI at the end. It’s so damn bad, it totally disconnected me from the experience.
Final Verdict:
2/5 stars
