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The Fix Blu-ray Review

“The Fix” is simply ludicrous.

Penned by Guy Moshe, Mark Bacci, and Ron Hutchinson, “The Fix” is an action thriller that runs 2 hours and 22 minutes for some reason. The story begins in Afghanistan in 2021 where squad leader Tucker is assigned by agency head Larry to engage in Operation Safe Passage to rescue an asset. The mission goes awry to put it plainly. Time passes and Larry is now suffering from dementia. When Tucker goes to visit him, Larry lets loose a secret about $25 million dollars being stashed away in Tehran. Seeing this as a big opportunity to score a big payday, Tucker assembles his old squad to grab the cash, but nothing quite goes as planned.

Directed by Guy Moshe (probably best known for the Josh Hartnett starring “Bunarku”), “The Fix” is an ambitious action film about post-war life, PTSD, loyalty, secrets, politics, and camaraderie, but none of it sticks together. It’s a movie of many ideas that is completely undone by absurd plot twists in the final third act that defy logic. It plays like a messy and much less intelligent version of “Three Kings” (not to mention it lacks the star power, the creative script, and all of the grand production values). “The Fix” also suffers heavily from bad CGI, a sluggish pacing, and cringe worthy dialogue like “Where are you going?” “To hell!” It’s a script in dire need of fixing (pun intended).

As an action film, the movie is respectable in that regard. There are plenty of high stakes shootouts, sniper sequences, explosions, and an intense heist sequence that are all well choreographed  on the film’s modest budget.

The film tries to coast on its star power. Liam Neeson may be front and center on the poster, but his role is relatively small. For the most part he’s phoning it in with this very odd role. It’s the definition of a paycheck part. Zachary Levi (who somehow keeps getting hired) is the lead here and he’s utterly wooden and unconvincing in every moment. Apparently the actor thinks flashing crazy eyes is the go to move for his character. On the plus side, there are two welcome additions to the cast with Titus Welliver (best known for “Bosch”) and Wes Chatham (of “The Expanse” fame). They may not have the most screentime, but their presence strengthens every scene they are in.

Video/Audio:

Presentation: 2.39:1 1080p. How does it look? While not a very visual film, the hi-def transfer is adequate.

Audio Track: 5.1 DTS-HD MA. How does it sound? The 5.1 track is largely decent but the music has a tendency to overpower the dialogue.

Extras include a Digital copy, 5 deleted/extended scenes and audition tapes for Elnaaz Norouzi, Jake Choi, Augusto Aguilera and Lara Wolf.

November 15, 2026 - Posted by nicklyons1 | Blu-Ray review | Action Movie, Liam Neeson, The Fix Blu-ray Review, Zachary Levi