I'm writing this literally minutes after watching Armored because if I don't I'm pretty sure I'll forget the whole thing. Nondescript is the best way to describe it. It's surely not bad but and it's definitely not good,it's just pretty unremarkable. It's got a bunch of actors you'll recognize in it (Matt Dillon, Lawrence Fishburne, Jean Reno, dude from Heroes, dude from Prison Break, Skeet Ulrich) who all are fine but unremarkable. The pacing is brisk, the runtime is short, the direction is acceptable and some things blow up real good.
The plot involves a group of Armored car officers who plan to rob their own car and things don't go according to plan. Friends turn on each other. Some dudes get killed Things work out for some, they don't for others. The end. Everything is seen coming from a mile away and I bet you could get up at any point, leave for 15 minutes, come back and know exactly what happened while you were gone.
The Blu-ray is better than the movie. Picture quality is highly detailed but don't expect a lot of pretty colorization as it's not a colorful movie. A lot of the settings are dark and black levels appear to be fine. The audio is aggressive and loud with a lot of surround use and low end, while still maintaining dialogue comprehension.
There's not much to say about Armored. It's perfectly acceptable and completely forgettable. If you watch it I doubt you'll find it terrible but you are not missing out by skipping it either.
Ratings:
Movie 2.5/5
Blu-ray 4/5
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