Review Written By Michael J. Ruhland
Michael's Movie Grade: B-
Review: Fun and engaging action film, may not always make sense but is fun.
What makes this movie work so well is the main character. She is the very definition of cool. Much of this is due to Claire Foy's fantastic performance. She makes even the most outlandish parts of this film feel completely believable. This is especially true during the scenes with very little dialogue. Just the slightest look on her face tells so much, and not long into the movie we feel like we know and love this character. Because we care about this character the action scenes are much more exciting. This is important because there are a lot of them. These are typically enjoyable movie action scenes. They offer nothing we haven't seen many times before, but it is done well. These action scenes often feel intense, exciting and big. Making this feel like the thrill-ride that has become a cliché to refer to an action movie as. This is also a visually beautiful film. Some of the shots here are breathtaking. They are all in service of the rest of the film and never distract from it instead adds a great sense of atmosphere to the movie.
The story does its job well. It keeps us interested in what is happening on screen and rooting for our protagonists. We can easily argue that is just what we should get from the story in an action film, but that does not mean it doesn't have faults. The main fault is a lack of motivation for the villain. The villain is a good character and her relationship with our heroine is no doubt one of the best things about the film. Still this makes it more disappointing when we don't actually understand what her plan is. It is instead made to vague and unclear, when just a simple explanation of why would have made this movie better. True this movie uses a McGuffin, but even then we should know why the character is interested in said McGuffin, even if we don't care about it. This is also a story which we can not deny we have seen before and anyone who has seen enough action films will at times think "Wasn't this done in..."
Don't go to this movie excepting anything new or thought provoking. Just go in excepting a fun action film that may not be perfect, but is fun.
-Michael J. Ruhland
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