Espionage media has seen better days.

What Is ‘Alarum’ About?

The pair are rogue spies, who quit the espionage life after falling in love and getting married.

Scott Eastwood and Sylvester Stallone in Alarum

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Alarumfirst and foremost boasts a talented cast.Scott Eastwood is a strong lead with overall believable action credentials.

Similarly,the action set pieces are a mixed bag.

Sometimes hard-to-follow fights take place in barren, boring forests, or an under-decorated room of a nondescript house.

Scott Eastwood in Alarum

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The great actor gives this flawed thriller something more.

Even performers who give their best find difficulty latching onto the project in uncharacteristic ways.

It’s a film drowning in missed opportunities.

Tyrese Gibson wearing a hat and looking stoic in 1992.

Alarumcomes to theaters and VOD services on January 17.

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Willa Fitzgerald in Alarum

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