Ryan Gosling and Ana De Armas’ new thriller The Gray Man has been panned by critics – who branded the flick as ‘a dull, derivative waste of money’ and ‘a cheap Jason Bourne rip-off

Ryan Gosling and Ana De Armas’ new thriller The Gray Man has been panned by critics – who branded the flick as ‘a dull, derivative waste of money’ and ‘a cheap Jason Bourne rip-off.’

The movie is set to air on the streaming site tomorrow, but some who got a sneak peek of the action-packed film were quick to slam it.

Directed by the Russo Brothers (who were previously behind movies like Avengers: Infinity War and Avengers: Endgame), the movie is about a top CIA agent who uncovers a dark secret within the agency, all while being hunted by a former colleague who has set a slew of international assassins after him.

With a star-studded cast of Gosling, De Armas, Chris Evans, Rege-Jean Page, and Billy Bob Thornton, and a $200 million budget, many are excited for its premiere. 

However, numerous critics have ridiculed the flick, with one calling it ‘formulaic, bland, unoriginal, and disappointingly mediocre.’

Another claimed the movie ‘never gave the audience a reason to care about the mission or characters’ and said it lost ‘all tension and excitement’ due to its ‘absurd editing.’

A third said they weren’t ‘able to name a memorable thing about it’ a few days after watching it and that it was tough to recall even ‘five characteristics of the hero.’

A reporter said Gosling’s character, how much popcorn does 1/4 cup make Sierra Six, had ‘no personality,’ and that she could tell the movie ‘was going to be a slog within the first 90 seconds’ – when it opened with Thornton’s character delivering a long and boring speech.