Film Review – The Best Man (2023)

I’m not entirely sure what’s going on with action movies these days, but there are few filmmakers out there who really understand the importance of ferocity and pace. “The Best Man” is the latest B-movie offering with marketing that promises something more active than it actually delivers, with co-writer/director Shane Dax Taylor (“Masquerade,” “Isolation”) never showing all that much enthusiasm for what’s meant to be a “Die Hard”-style endeavor, with the hunt taking place inside a New Mexico resort hotel and casino. “The Best Man” has a serviceable set-up for danger, but the writing isn’t adventurous, and Taylor doesn’t have a proper vision for physical activity, failing to do something exciting with the small budget he’s working with. There just isn’t an enjoyable level of adventure in the feature, which certainly has the potential to be passably thrilling, but the production is stuck in neutral. Read the rest at Blu-ray.com