'The Terminal Record' strands Chris Pratt in a dead-end sequence as a distinct form of avenger

Tailored from a novel by Jack Carr, the sequence options Pratt as James Reece, a hard-driving Navy SEAL whose platoon is ambushed and decimated throughout a covert mission. Reece comes residence emotionally scarred, earlier than discovering that his unit might need been the victims of an experiment gone unsuitable, one which has left him coping with cognitive trauma that clouds his recollections.

If that weren't unhealthy sufficient, Reece is given further trigger to hunt out these accountable, which he does with the assistance of a buddy and former SEAL (Taylor Kitsch) whereas sustaining contact with an investigative journalist (Constance Wu), who desires the story nearly as a lot because the individuals who Reece is eliminating need him in custody.

What ensues is a nasty little bit of enterprise, as Reece (seemingly possessing a bottomless effectively of assets, however why sweat the main points?) peels again the layers of what transpired, going through a ticking clock by way of his situation and the way lengthy he can stay centered and wholesome sufficient to hold out the duty at hand. That highway does not precisely observe a straight path, extra like a dotted one, with occasional detours to go kill individuals who emerge as answerable for or complicit within the plot.

Produced by, amongst others, author David DiGilio and director Antoine Fuqua ("Coaching Day"), "The Terminal Record" feels cliched within the excessive, from Reece's flashbacks and cloudy visions to its cynicism surrounding these in energy, whether or not it is authorities officers, company tycoons or army contractors placing earnings and careers forward of the lives of troopers.