India, Aug. 21 -- Action thrillers often lean on familiar formulas, and Jean-Francois Richet's latest installment kind of proves that an old story can still feel sharp when it is handled pretty well. Here we get Cole Reed, a former special forces operative who now works as a private security consultant for a wealthy Thai billionaire. Everything seems steady until his employer gets killed right in front of him, and then Reed is suddenly accused of the murder.

A Familiar Conspiracy Gets a Fresh High-Seas Setting

Reed ends up being forced to run for his life while he's dealing with powerful enemies and also slowly getting tangled up in some much bigger international conspiracy. As he tries to clear his name, figure out who is actually behi...