Josh Brolin plays the titular character Jonah Hex, an outlaw bounty hunter who was given an offer he can’t refuse. The U. S. Military would give him his freedom if he could stop a terrorist who is set on destroying the world.
The story was a mess. If the writers stuck with a simple revenge story then Jonah Hex could have been better. I know this is based on a comic book and they wanted it to be epic by putting the hero in a situation where he could save the world. Maybe it was impressive on paper but it didn’t look good on screen.
And there were sequences that had Hex ride at night. I had trouble discerning what was happening on the screen during those moments. The actions during those moments were confusing to say the least. And my eyes were strained because of these scenes.
Jonah Hex (Josh Brolin): Christ, woman, how many men you seeing today?
Good thing Megan Fox is there to provide eye candy. She’s easy to the eyes but I can’t say the same with regards to her acting. It was good at first but then she returned to her emotionless self as the movie progressed. Anyway she’s there not for her acting prowess anyway.
I would have said it outright that Jonah Hex was a bad movie if not for the Steampunk props and Megan Fox. It was all about eye candy without the substance. Watch it at your own risk.
