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Extremely well done.

It is entertaining.

It's true what they say about violence. Too much and you become immune.

Now it's Denzel Washington's turn, which means this is serious and requires a smart turn out at all times and a watch that goes 'bleep'.

Sit back and enjoy the ride with LA's finest.

The performances are generally fine if unremarkable - although it's bizarre that despite Mardenborough’s hometown being in Wales, not a single actor here has a Welsh accent.

What starts as an almost domestic story involving a couple of low-rent hoods will gradually morph into a game of high stakes with unlikely players and a plotline that takes its cue from events in the real world full of corporate rather than card sharks.

The producers have kept what was best about the original, added some interesting touches and resisted the temptation to pile on the contrivances and explosions.

Just as these characters all sound like they are named by pre-teen kids playing with action figures (apologies to the storied history of DC) the plotting follows suit by treating them just like poseable toys.

Thunderbolts* comes much closer to being worthwhile as a standalone than a large number of its companions in the Disney/Marvel juggernaut.

Watching the film, which refreshingly tells the story from Wallis's perspective, you begin to wonder what on earth Madonna was thinking when she decided to tack on a framing device involving a modern Manhattanite's abusive relationship.

The biggest problem with Ryan Piers Williams' latest is that, although it is nicely shot and well acted, the characters with the most going for them are given the least screentime.