Vertical’s underrated 2023 action thriller movie has finally been added to Netflix‘s library. Beginning today, Pierce Brosnan and Morena Baccarin‘s Fast Charlie is now available to stream on Netflix.
What do we know about Pierce Brosnan’s Fast Charlie movie?
Fast Charlie was directed by Phillip Noyce, with Richard Wenk writing the script. It was based on Victor Gischler’s 2001 novel Gun Monkeys. In the 2023 film, Brosnan portrayed Charlie Swift, an aging mob fixer and hitman who hopes to avenge his boss. Meanwhile, Baccarin played Charlie’s unlikely ally who’ll help him take down their common enemy. The underrated film has received an 83% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes, based on 30 reviews.
The movie also starred Gbenga Akinnagbe as Beggar, Christopher Matthew Cook as Lloyd, Toby Huss as Benny, Susan Gallagher as Celine, Sharon Gless as Mavis, and James Caan as Stan Mullen. Fast Charlie was the final movie performance by the The Godfather star, who passed away in 2022 at the age of 82. The film was produced by L. Warren Thompson, Ryan Donnell Smith, Brent C. Johnson, Jeff Holland, Daniel Grodnik, Merrick Stoller, and Mitchell Welch.
“Charlie Swift, aka ‘Fast Charlie,’ is a fixer with a problem: the target he’s whacked is missing his head. And he must prove it’s the intended target to the man who paid for the hit – New Orleans’ most prominent and most ruthless mobster, Beggar Mercado. Charlie enlists Marcie Kramer, the victim’s ex-wife and a woman with the backbone and skillset Charlie needs,” reads the official synopsis. “Dragging Marcie back into a past she was determined to escape sends the two of them on a wild and unpredictable odyssey that’s unexpectedly amusing, action propelled, and ultimately heartfelt. Along the way, Charlie and Marcie fight to protect the legacy of Charlie’s best friend and mentor, Stan Mullen, while bringing down Beggar and his entire operation.”
