Swapping notes with a reviewer friend from the Midwest this week, we ticked off the credits on “Gemini Man” that should have signaled a much better movie than we saw on the screen.

Ang Lee behind the camera, Billy Ray and one of those “Game of Thrones” blokes among the credited screenwriters.

But the premise seems anchored in an earlier era, the trailer gave much of the movie away and there isn’t much of the “charming” Will Smith here, and let’s face it — him playing all hard and humorless? He can’t manage it. I dare say the fact that his “72 confirmed kills” government assassin who hugs each almost everybody wasn’t exactly the way the dude was scripted.

It cost a fortune to strip decades off his face, and the digitized version of him is less than human and obvioussly so. More convincing than you’d think, but not convincing enough. The action beats had a digitally jerky video game speed about them.

Is a $19 million opening a “bomb?” Not really. But watch that “Bad Boys” sequel trailer attached to this movie in the theaters and tell me that’s pre-sold, that it doesn’t look as mediocre as “Gemini Man” did in its trailers.

“Joker” is holding 50% of its opening weekend audience, which tells you this one is connecting with viewers, if not all critics. I expect it to find its way into the Oscar conversation, but we’ll see. $46 million.

“The Addams Family” has proven to be a kid-friendly brand through the ages, and a new animated one may be only about half as dizzy as you’d hope. But you and I are adults. The sight gags are here, and Oscar Isaac’s little vocal riff on Raoul Julia as Gomez is fun. It’s now looking at a $30 million+ opening.

I had to catch Lionsgate’s Adam Devine “in love with my cell phone” comedy “Jexi” at a suburban multiplex. There were two of us in the theater. The other guy laughed even less than I did. 

That one is now headed for a little over $3 million. Back to Netflix, Devine.