A question comes up part of the way through Ric Roman Waugh’s “Kandahar” that the film can’t find an answer for: Is this a Sad Dad Gerard Butler action picture or a Gritty Dad Gerard Butler action picture? Either way, he’s a dad, but in Sad Dad Butler films, that’s a feature; in Gritty Dad Butler films, it’s window dressing. “Kandahar” isn’t quite one or the other.

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A decade ago, almost exactly, the world was given the gift of “Olympus Has Fallen.” And with that, we saw the birth of a new era of Gerard Butler films. This is when Butler gave up on the rom-coms and serious dramas and focused on what would define his career for the next decade—mindless, ‘90s-esque action films. Now, in 2023, we see Butler’s name on a film and we already know what to expect.

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Like Gerard Butler actioners? Well, a few months after “Plane,” here comes “Kandahar,” which sees Butler as an undercover CIA operative stuck deep in hostile territory in Afghanistan.

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This thriller looks more grounded and serious than some of Butler’s other recent outings like “Copshop.” And it also sees Butler work again with “Greenland” and “Angel Has Fallen” director Ric Roman Waugh.

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