“The Bricklayer” (** out of four) was a ho-hum action suspense thriller about an ex-CI.A. agent (Aaron Eckhart) who now works as a bricklayer who is called back into action when an international terrorist (Clifton Collins, Jr.) targets the agency and he has to re-team with his former partner (Nina Dobrev) to save his identity and simultaneously save the world. The kind of film that might have seemed fresh 20+ years ago before “The Bourne Identity” and now seems tame and stale, despite a good cast. Another disappointing showing for one-time action stalwart Renny Harlin who in better days directed “Die Hard 2” and “Cliffhanger.”

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