Irish author Jonathan Swift first published Gulliver's Travels in 1726, and it became an immediate sensation. Since then, Gulliver's Travels never has gone out-of-print, and its twenty-first century sales remain nearly as robust as they were in the sixteenth. Universally acknowledged as a classic of British literature, Swift's wonderwork scathingly satirizes human nature and parodies "travellers' tales." Not surprising, then, Hollywood has attempted to bring Gulliver's story to life on film in every decade since the medium was invented. Typically, the special effects have failed to keep pace with Swift's imagination. In the story's latest reprise, a slightly modernized version, the special effects are up to the challenge, but the question emerges, "Is Jack Black up to it?" Black has disappointed fans with his last couple of ventures, but critics say he looks "at ease" as he goes for "big" laughs in the land of the Lilliputians. The producers and director have built-in a few features to give Black a healthy bounce: Updating the story, they show Gulliver as a contemporary mailroom guy who finally catches a break, winning a travel-writing assignment in the Bermuda Triangle. 3D has gotta help the contrast between big Gulliver and little Lilliputians, and an all-star supporting cast is expected to bring out the best of Black's comic gifts.

2 Guns is an adrenaline action crime drama directed by iconic European director and actor Baltasar Kormákur, a man behind such the great movies as White Night Wedding, Contraband and The Deep. The movie follows the adventures of undercover agents, a DEA agent Bobby Trench and a Naval Intelligence Officer, Marcus Stigman. One day they got the order to rob the bank where local drug cartel is laundering money. Upon the stealing of US$50 million they suddenly realize that they just have stole CIA funds, with all the following consequences. Now they have to investigate who has set them up, and have to work together to save their lives and find the way to return the money. Baltasar Kormákur has considered Owen Wilson and Vince Vaughn for the main roles but finally choose Denzel Washington (Flight, Safe House, Unstoppable and The Book of Eli) for the role of DEA agent Bobby Trench, while Mark Wahlberg (Pain & Gain, Broken City, Ted and Contraband) was chosen to star as Naval Intelligence Officer Marcus Stigman.

The first part of the trilogy has been filmed and turned into a tetralogy about a former CIA officer, Jason Bourne (Matt Damon), who received two bullets in the back and then successfully lost his memory while carrying out his regular secret government operation.To some extent, The Bourne Identity can be considered as an alternative entertainment instead of James Bond. There are more authentic spy stories, that are so massively directed by motion. At the same time, the background of both series are different enough, because the characters of both movies are on opposite sides of the spy job. Finally Bourne looks obviously more serious, more intelligent, more severe and more consistent than Bond, instead of glossy, cine sophistication and indolence of the last one."

The King's Man is a 2021 action-adventure film directed by Matthew Vaughn. It is a prequel to the Kingsman film series and tells the story of the origin of the Kingsman organization. Set during World War I, the movie follows a group of soldiers who join forces with the Duke of Oxford to stop a group of villains who are plotting to start a global war.

Jason Statham stars as Arthur Bishop, "mechanic" supreme. Of course, "mechanic" is bad-guy talk for the professional assassin who comes to fix your problem and generally tune-up your operation by striking terror into the hearts of your bad-guy rivals. The Mechanic, then, implies that in a world full of amateurish shooters, Arthur Bishop stands out as the consummate professional. In fact, Bishop lives and works by a strict code—precise, detached, professional, and perfectionist; in other words, Bishop delivers all the qualities anyone could wish or want in a fine mechanic."Donald Sutherland plays Harry, Bishop's friend and mentor; and then he dies. Assassinated. Not surprisingly, Bishop feels compelled and honor bound to avenge Harry's murder; but in all of his careful calculations, Bishop fails to factor-in Steve, Harry's son, who shares Bishop's desire for revenge and who brings beginner's enthusiasm to the business of learning his father's business. Of course, sinister stealth, insidious machinations, and high explosives complicate the would-be assassins' quest; and, as the promos proclaim, "those hired to fix problems become problems themselves." The Mechanic would qualify for your list of "standard guy stuff," except that it has a liberal dose of heart.

Filmed in the magnificent county of Dublin and surrounding area in Ireland, Haywire is action packed and well written. The beautiful Mallory Kane, a covert operative freelancer, has been hired out on jobs many governments find disrespectful but need to be done. She has just completed a mission to Barcelona in which she saved the day in a hostage situation when called upon to go to Dublin, Ireland. Mallory soon finds she was double crossed and in order to escape from a manhunt that ends up international in proportion, she will need to call on all her tricks, skills, and abilities in order to get back home to her family in the United States. Along the way Mallory will have the opportunity to get revenge against those she found have betrayed her and threatened her life. An intrepid covert operative, Mallory Kane finds the romantic lifestyle she is living nearly too much for her to handle this time. An exciting movie, Haywire delivers plenty of action and adventure.