Gemini Man (2019)
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A retiring elite soldier is hunted by a younger clone of himself.
The story
Henry Brogan, a 51-year-old former Force Recon Marine Scout Sniper, is forced into a life-threatening situation when he is targeted by a much younger clone of himself while on the run from a corrupt private military company. After retiring from his role as an operative of the Defense Clandestine Service, Henry finds himself pursued by the ruthless organization GEMINI. To survive, he must navigate a dangerous landscape of betrayal and high-stakes action, eventually discovering the truth behind the existence of his double and the motives of those who created him.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
Henry Brogan, a 51-year-old former Force Recon Marine Scout Sniper, retires after a mission in Belgium. While in hiding, he learns that his former agency and a rogue private military company, GEMINI, are hunting him. He teams up with Danielle "Danny" Zakarewski, a fellow agent, and eventually discovers that his primary pursuer is a clone named Junior. After traveling to Hungary and uncovering the truth about GEMINI's cloning project, Henry realizes that Junior is a clone designed to be a pain-free soldier. The two eventually form an uneasy alliance to take down the ruthless Clay Verris. After a final confrontation where they defeat a mindless, emotionless clone and force Junior to choose his path, Henry helps Junior establish a new life under a different identity, while Henry and Danny plan for the boy's future.
- First release year
- 2019
- Runtime (minutes)
- 117
- Production countries
- United States; China
- Original languages
- English
- Directors
- Ang Lee
- Writers
- David Benioff · screenplay; Billy Ray · screenplay; Darren Lemke · screenplay; Darren Lemke · story; David Benioff · story
- Cast and characters
- Will Smith · Henry Brogan; Will Smith · Jackson Brogan; Mary Elizabeth Winstead · Danielle "Danny" Zakarewski; Clive Owen · Clayton "Clay" Verris; Benedict Wong · Baron; Ralph Brown · Del Patterson; Linda Emond · Janet Lassiter; Douglas Hodge · Jack Willis; Ilia Volok · Yuri Kovács
- Genres
- science fiction; action; thriller
- Themes
- Nature vs Nurture; alienation; identity
- Tone and mood
- tense; action-packed
- Setting
- Belgium, Georgia, Colombia, and Hungary.
- Premise and plot tags
- cloning; military; survival
- Reception
- The film received generally negative reviews from critics for its plot and screenwriting, though performances and action sequences were praised. It was also a box-office bomb.
- Reported review scores
- Metacritic · score: 38 · scale: 100 · review count: 49; CinemaScore · score: B+ · scale: A+ to F; PostTrak · score: 3.5 · scale: 5
- Awards and nominations
- Best Motion Capture/Special Effects Performance · Austin Film Critics Association Awards · 2019 · nomination; Outstanding Visual Effects in a Photoreal Feature · Visual Effects Society Awards · 18th · nomination; Outstanding Animated Character in a Photoreal Feature · Visual Effects Society Awards · 18th · nomination; Best Science Fiction Film · Saturn Awards · 46th · nomination
- Production trivia
- The film spent nearly twenty years in development hell.; The film was shot at a high frame rate of 120 frames per second.; The film was originally conceived in 1997.
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