The Gunman

Sean Penn's The Gunman is about an ex Special Forces soldier who has to confront the sins of his past and navigate the love of a woman (Jasmine Trinca). Exploitation of the Congo by large multinationals, military, and others, are the conditions.  So I can certainly see why Penn, serving as both producer and additional screen writer, would be interested in a project with a subject matter like this as he is notoriously opinionated about such matters and a famous humanitarian.  However, The Gunman falls way short of this endeavor, instead being overshadowed by Penn's obvious time in the gym.  It's kind of sad, because Penn is a great actor with a great supporting cast, rounded out with the likes of Idris Elba and Javier Bardem. Unfortunately,  the only exploitation that seems to be focused on here, is pumping Penn up and giving him a second wind at miserably competing with Stallone and Liam Neeson.