This was really the first chance to see Gadot in a lead role other than Wonder Woman. She's good as Wonder Woman, but it's not exactly the most difficult of roles. Here, she has a little more heavy lifting to do, and I was impressed by her abilities and charisma.
2. Richard Dragon & Lady Shiva
I loved that Richard Dragon and Lady Shiva returned for this entry to close out the trilogy. They were instrumental in Sage becoming The Question and training him, so it was good that they were back to aid him in his existential crisis.
1. Christina Hendricks
She gives arguably the best performance of her career this time around as Myra Connelly. She was a far more active character than in the first two entries. I really hope there is some award talk for her here, because she completely deserves it.
He really just isn't cut out for these big, serious films. He is good with crime comedies, and the first Sherlock Holmes film was pretty good, but after his King Arthur and this, I think it's time for him to step away from the historical genre. I kind of feel bad for Disney's Aladdin film that he's working on. Actually, screw Disney... They're a bunch of assholes...
2. Joe Taslim
Merdeka's writer Meirad Tako wrote a solid script, but his biggest mistake was thinking it was a good idea to let star Joe Taslim direct. Merdeka was Taslim's biggest role in his career to date, and it was probably too difficult a task to star and direct at this point in his career. Acting-wise, he was okay (good in the fight scenes, less good in the dramatic scenes - something he hasn't had a lot of practice with).
1. The End of The Question Trilogy
Hopefully, The Question returns in more films in the future, because I am going to miss this series. I know writer D.R. Cobb has said he isn't closing the door on the series, but that better be true. The Question is probably my favorite series from the studio. I love how the series takes the character so seriously, but without being a bore, and I love how Cobb and Refn have taken a little known character and made him completely relevant. So bring him back, damnit!
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