6 Underground
6 Underground

6 Underground

2019
Movie
128 min
English

After faking his death, a tech billionaire recruits a team of international operatives for a bold and bloody mission to take down a brutal dictator.

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IMDb6.1/10
Rotten Tomatoes47%
Metacritic40/100
Google Users56%
Director: Michael BayGenres: Action, Comedy, Thriller

Plot Summary

An enigmatic billionaire and vigilante goes underground after faking his death, recruiting a team of international operatives with unique skills. Their mission is to take down a brutal dictator, with each member using a codename and leaving their past behind. The film chronicles their first, high-octane mission as they navigate perilous situations and intense action sequences.

Critical Reception

6 Underground was met with mixed to negative reviews from critics, who largely criticized its excessive violence, convoluted plot, and Michael Bay's signature over-the-top style. However, audiences showed a more divided reception, with some appreciating the fast-paced action and comedic elements, while others found it to be a shallow and repetitive blockbuster.

What Reviewers Say

  • Praised for its relentless, visually dynamic action sequences.
  • Criticized for a thin plot and an abundance of gratuitous violence.
  • Seen as a typical Michael Bay film, delivering spectacle but little substance.

Google audience: Google users expressed a split opinion, with many enjoying the high-energy stunts and Ryan Reynolds's performance. However, a significant portion found the film to be excessively violent and lacking in narrative depth, with some deeming it 'mindless fun' while others felt it was a waste of time.

Fun Fact

The film features an extensive amount of practical stunts, including a car chase sequence in Florence involving over 60 cars and numerous parkour performers.

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sporkproductions

sporkproductions

Good to see Bay leave the robots behind and go back to making big dumb actions movies for grown-ups again. I honestly don't remember what happened in the movie but I had a ton of fun watching the lunacy unfold. Reynolds is great as always. ...
DanDare

DanDare

Michael Bay is back doing what he does best. A big noisy bombastic action film with nods to both the Fast and Furious movies and The Mission Impossible franchise. Number One (Ryan Reynolds) is some kind of wisecracking billionaire invent...