If nothing else, Idris Elba exists to prove that having a
rap career won’t kill off your acting
career. Seriously, with how scrutinising the media can get and how equally
atrocious some actors can be when they attempt singing, let alone rapping, the
fact that he still has a cinematic leg to stand on is kind of miraculous. Or at
least it would be if his acting chops didn’t downright demand that his place in
the green room be secure. I mean, him being cast as the whitest of the Norse
gods in the MCU is reason enough for him to garner some respect, as if his
badassery is so high as to destroy racial barriers in its wake, but then
there’s Pacific Rim where he gave the mother of all inspirational speeches as
well as Mandela: Long Walk To Freedom where he imbued one of the greatest
political prisoners of all time with all the pathos that the role deserved. So,
naturally, I was looking forward to seeing him step back into the cat-and-mouse
action scene. Is it going to be worth seeing even with him in mind, or am I
setting myself up for another fall? Dear God, I hope it’s the former.
