Action junkies ahoy! If kicking butt is your thing, Kate has it in spades. No perfect assassin here, she gets her a** handed to her multiple times but gets up and keeps fighting even when it doesn't seem worthwhile.
Of course it's completely OTT, it's an assassin kill-'em-all fest, what do people expect? Comparisons to John Wick are inevitable. Neither movie is going to win an Oscar but then again, if you go into Kate, John Wick, Crank, Gunpowder Milkshake expecting depth and philosophy, you're watching the wrong kind of entertainment.
At its core, that's what this is. Entertainment. Lots of shooting, lots of fairly violent action (more Atomic Blonde than Black Widow), some emotional scenes that make sense in the context of the plot, such as it is. The twists could be seen coming miles away, so what?
Mary Elizabeth Winstead does a fine job as the cold-blooded killer battling a bout of remorse and out for revenge. Woody Harrelson is Woody Harrelson and the young Miku Martineau does a good job as the petulant, flighty, angry teen who develops what starts as a crush on - and turns into adoration of - Kate.
Heat up the popcorn and get your drinks ready. Action is about to ensue!
Of course it's completely OTT, it's an assassin kill-'em-all fest, what do people expect? Comparisons to John Wick are inevitable. Neither movie is going to win an Oscar but then again, if you go into Kate, John Wick, Crank, Gunpowder Milkshake expecting depth and philosophy, you're watching the wrong kind of entertainment.
At its core, that's what this is. Entertainment. Lots of shooting, lots of fairly violent action (more Atomic Blonde than Black Widow), some emotional scenes that make sense in the context of the plot, such as it is. The twists could be seen coming miles away, so what?
Mary Elizabeth Winstead does a fine job as the cold-blooded killer battling a bout of remorse and out for revenge. Woody Harrelson is Woody Harrelson and the young Miku Martineau does a good job as the petulant, flighty, angry teen who develops what starts as a crush on - and turns into adoration of - Kate.
Heat up the popcorn and get your drinks ready. Action is about to ensue!