When a top-secret weapon (which has the capability of wiping out communications across an entire city) ends up falling in to the wrong hands CIA operative Mace Brown along with her partner Nick are sent to Paris with the task of retrieving it.
It's fast-paced, its action-packed and it has a stellar cast so I'm left scratching my head as to how and why this film only has a measly 5.5 out of 10 average rating on IMDB?
I can only think that some people object to the film on the basis that it is covering ground that has been covered before and some of the plot turns and twists can be seen coming a mile off. I too have reservations about such things in film, but personally speaking these things are only minor issues for me providing that the film is entertaining. With goodness knows how many films that have been produced over the 100 plus years of cinema it's difficult to come up with something entirely fresh and for that reason I think it's unfair to bash the film too much based on the aforementioned reasons.
As I've mentioned, the film boasts a good cast with the likes of Jessica Chastain, Lupita Nyongo, Diane Kruger and Penelope Cruz. Whilst they all eventually find themselves working as a team there's always an uneasiness about their alliance meaning that they are interesting to watch. If I was to levy any criticism on this aspect of the film then it lies with Penelope Cruz (not with her performance and most definitely not with her looks - she's gorgeous) it is more down to her character; her psychologist/therapist character doesn't sit well with our ass-kicking trio and she seems to spend most of the film running away and cowering (understandable given she has no field-based training). I just feel that she could have been used better (her psychology/therapy background could have been implemented more to make her character feel more important to the story). It was hinted at being used once when they were in Shanghai, but it never really happens which is a bit of shame.
Still big plus points lie with its energetic approach and its slick direction. Its globe-trotting nature could have meant that the film became over-complicated and began to tie itself in knots, but thankfully it pitches itself just right by benefitting from a zippy pace and a reasonably good story.
It's not perfect, but fans of action/espionage style films should find plenty to enjoy here.
It's fast-paced, its action-packed and it has a stellar cast so I'm left scratching my head as to how and why this film only has a measly 5.5 out of 10 average rating on IMDB?
I can only think that some people object to the film on the basis that it is covering ground that has been covered before and some of the plot turns and twists can be seen coming a mile off. I too have reservations about such things in film, but personally speaking these things are only minor issues for me providing that the film is entertaining. With goodness knows how many films that have been produced over the 100 plus years of cinema it's difficult to come up with something entirely fresh and for that reason I think it's unfair to bash the film too much based on the aforementioned reasons.
As I've mentioned, the film boasts a good cast with the likes of Jessica Chastain, Lupita Nyongo, Diane Kruger and Penelope Cruz. Whilst they all eventually find themselves working as a team there's always an uneasiness about their alliance meaning that they are interesting to watch. If I was to levy any criticism on this aspect of the film then it lies with Penelope Cruz (not with her performance and most definitely not with her looks - she's gorgeous) it is more down to her character; her psychologist/therapist character doesn't sit well with our ass-kicking trio and she seems to spend most of the film running away and cowering (understandable given she has no field-based training). I just feel that she could have been used better (her psychology/therapy background could have been implemented more to make her character feel more important to the story). It was hinted at being used once when they were in Shanghai, but it never really happens which is a bit of shame.
Still big plus points lie with its energetic approach and its slick direction. Its globe-trotting nature could have meant that the film became over-complicated and began to tie itself in knots, but thankfully it pitches itself just right by benefitting from a zippy pace and a reasonably good story.
It's not perfect, but fans of action/espionage style films should find plenty to enjoy here.