The Gray Man is one of the most watched movies on streaming right now. I have a suggestion for the Russo Brothers' movie.
Woodard, one of the greatest actors of the 21st century, is in two scenes of The Gray Man, which is a two-hour, six-minute movie. In one scene, Sierra Six is recruited to protect Donald Fitzroy's niece from danger. She sacrificed herself to buy time for Six and Miranda.
The person to whom Six mails the drive of incriminating evidence is the one who is crucial to the narrative. The corrupt CIA official can't locate it. Suzanne Brewer is his second-in-command. Lloyd was brought on for recovery. Even though the most valuable asset in the film is sent to Cahill, she only gets 10 minutes to show her importance.
The Russo Brothers and co-screenwriter Stephen McFeely took the time to include more women in the film in order to show diversity in the world of espionage. In Mark Greaney's novel, the man who trained Six briefly offers him sanctuary in the late pages. The former CIA chief of the UK bureau was changed to be in the film. The character of Agent Miranda was added to the movie.
According to Woodard, women are in charge in the home, offices, and social situations. It's logical that she would be. Why was it a man in the first place?
If you're adapting the character anyways, the door is already open to adding a little more complexity and screen time, especially when you have a monarch of realism in your cast. Did you see Woodard's amazing performance in the movie? The man is lucky to have her.
There is a scene in the movie where Six is called into the office of the CIA in London for a meeting. Woodard brings her own type of steely M authority to the scene, which has a Goldeneye vibe. Someone in the CIA accidentally leaked Fitz's address. Six is going to babysit his niece.
Fitz said he wanted the child to have a normal life and Margaret helped him give it to her.
"Any number of scumbags would love to see him and his family dead," says Cahill.
There she is! Credit: Screenshot: Netflix
The scene lasts for one minute. I have a lot of questions about how the person was allowed to live a normal life. She would go to such trouble. Drop us a few stories from the good ol' days for her to use her position to help Fitz and his family. It's not the first time that Woodard has spun gold on screen. Her roles in 12 Years a Slave, Hill Street Blues, The Practice, and L.A. Law are unforgettable, and she won an award for her performance. Give Cahill time to tell a chilling tale or two.
There is one more seven-minute scene, about an hour and two minutes in, in which Six and Miranda go to her apartment to get the drive. While the mustachioed villain is pulling off Fitz's toenails one by one for a name, Lloyd refers to him as " someone who Six trusts the most". Fitz gave up and offered up someone else. They are old friends. It was two years ago that the extra protection was given. Shouldn't this be a big deal for Fitz to give up his friend?
A woman in a state of poor health sits in a dark and stylish living room with a gun in her hand. A short conversation takes place in the kitchen once codes are exchanged. She has 3 months to live. Woodard instills the ex-CIA chief with the characteristically professional determination we have only had a short time to appreciate before.
"If you say anything remotely sympathetic, I will shoot you," he said, immediately hitting Six's sentimental hand. She bypassed the drive and began educating everyone about it.
Lloyd told his team not to underestimate the target as they approached. In Woodard's hands, Cahill is a pro to the very end, getting Six and Miranda out of her apartment and equipped with a getaway car before sacrificing herself to Lloyd's mercenaries to give them time to flee. The Gray Man's pretty wooden, often clichéd dialogue with a steely, understated perfection the film doesn't deserve can be found here.
Whatever they pay you, it is not enough.
Right back at you.
She sacrificed her life at Evil HQ. Suzanne shook her head and dropped her name with all the weight of a gold reality check.
The film doesn't give its most important character the gravitas they deserve, but that's what Woodard does in the two scenes. The writers were already adapting the character so spending a couple of extra minutes with it would make sense. Lloyd dropping "pumpkins" and "cupcakes" and yelling at Suzanne all over the place keeps the audience anchored to a fleeting form of credibility.
I want more, please. This is a person by the name of Carey Dillard. It's not enough to have eight minutes.
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