This formulaic action-comedy mostly fires blanks.

Under Fire is an enjoyable enough isolated action film, carried by the strong chemistry between its two leads. It never overstays its welcome and delivers just enough action, humor, and tension to please genre fans.

There’s plenty to enjoy about an action flick that knows how serious to take itself, and is supported by slick filmmaking that holds steady for a good 90 minutes packed with ways to keep things fresh, under fire or not.

Under Fire has a clear target and takes aim; however, that aim is slightly off. Just like anyone with a gun, which is basically everyone in this movie, let’s take a second to all figure out what we’re all actually doing here before pulling the trigger.