“Gemini Man” is all about an older assassin confronting his younger self as a hit-man — all shot in in 3D HFR (60 or 120 frames per second) by director Ang Lee. Rian Johnson tackled a similar plot with “Looper,” but there seems to be no time travel in ‘Gemini Man’.
Here’s the official synopsis:
“Henry Brogan is an elite assassin who becomes the target of a mysterious operative who can seemingly predict his every move. To his horror, he soon learns that the man who’s trying to kill him is a younger, faster, cloned version of himself.”
Why am I hesitant in getting excited about “Gemini Man”? Because I feel like, given the fact that Will Smith has barely “aged” these last two decades, his younger self in the movie looks too similar to present-day Smith. I mean, what was the point of using such high-tech CGI to de-age Will Smith when he doesn’t really need that much de-aging. It renders the whole result less impressive than it actually should be.
“Gemini Man” cast also includes Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Clive Owen, and Benedict Wong.