Hated: Ed Skrein’s Ajax
Behind every great comic book movie is a compelling and well-realised villain. Ed Skrein as Ajax (or Francis) simply isn’t that. He wasn’t exactly the cat’s pyjamas The Transporter Refueled; he was barely passable in Game of Thrones; and he doesn’t do himself any favours here. Maybe that has something to do with the fact Ajax really just isn’t that much of an intriguing character – he can’t feel pain, so what? Or maybe it’s because there was a complete lack of motive for him to be so merciless and hateful.
In the end, Ed Skrein was just a British guy who was a bit of a dick, which was perfectly summed up by…