6.5 / 10 Actioncome... -

"It’s over, Vane!" Miller shouted over the sound of a helicopter that was clearly CGI. "Give up the beans!" The villain laughed. "You're a mediocre cop, Miller!"

In the world of cinema, a 6.5 is a specific kind of purgatory. It’s not "so bad it’s good," and it isn’t "prestige." It is the cinematic equivalent of a lukewarm burrito—reliable, slightly messy, and exactly what you want at 11:00 PM on a Tuesday. 6.5 / 10 ActionCome...

Our protagonist, Detective Miller, knew this feeling well. He lived his life at a 6.5. He didn't have a tragic backstory involving a lost family; he just had a moderately annoying ex-wife named Susan and a dog that only listened to him about 65% of the time. "It’s over, Vane

The neon sign above the theater flickered, casting a bruised purple glow over the sidewalk. On the poster, a man in a tuxedo was mid-backflip while firing a flare gun at a helicopter. Below the title, the consensus was clear: . It’s not "so bad it’s good," and it isn’t "prestige

The screen cut to black just as an upbeat pop-rock song from 2014 started playing. The audience walked out feeling neither changed nor disappointed. They had been entertained exactly as much as they expected to be.

The dialogue was snappy, but not too snappy. For every witty one-liner Miller delivered, he followed it up with a joke about his cholesterol. He wasn't the hero the city deserved, but he was the one they could afford on a mid-range streaming budget.

"Was that a move?" the henchman groaned, clutching his nose.