Abbie Cornish and Josh Duhamel's film "Blackout"

Josh Duhamel makes a terrible attempt in this film to be his own "John Wick" or "Jason Bourne." The violence is excellent and graphic.

• 1. In the movie BLACKOUT, Josh Duhamel plays a man who wakes up in a hospital with no recollection of how he got there or who he is. 

• 2. He is informed by Anna (Abbie Cornish), who is at his bedside, that his name is John Cain, that they are in love, and that his best buddy Eddie is waiting for them just outside the door. 

• 3. Despite his condition, Cain recognizes right away that something is off with Eddie and that Anna isn't being completely honest with him about their relationship. As he gradually regains consciousness, Cain leaves his room and tries to leave the hospital.

4. However, he discovers that it will be difficult to leave because there are numerous drug cartel members with weapons who look anxious to kill him. As memories of a stolen briefcase flutter through his returning memories

5. Cain begins to think that he too is a part of a drug cartel, but he also has a sneaking suspicion that there's more going on here. Cain must determine who, if anyone, is on his side as he continues to fight his way out of the hospital as he pulls all of this together.

6. As the film progresses, a dubious premise gets even more absurd. Blackout begins with a man waking up in a Mexican hospital with no memory of how he got there and no idea who he is. 

7. He learns from a doctor that he suffers from post-traumatic amnesia. The rest of the movie seems to be mostly just an excuse to film Josh Duhamel beating people up with everything from his fists to syringes to hospital food trays. 

If rest won't fix our hero, rest assured that getting shot, kicked, stabbed, and syringed at by dozens of drug cartel henchmen will most certainly do the trick.

Of course, there are other factors at play here besides the amnesia that Duhamel's character experiences. The infamous "Feds" (DEA, CIA) are also involved, and, of course, none of them should be believed since, you know, it's all just one huge conspiracy, maaan. 

Even if the majority of the action scenes are completely ludicrous, the action scenes themselves aren't horrible. With this premise, perhaps more could have been done, but the outcome is, at best, uninspiring.