Billed on tv and hailed as the best action thriller since 'Bourne'??? - You're having a laugh!!!
Mallory (Gina Carano) is a former black ops soldier taking revenge on her superiors after being framed on a dangerous kidnap mission in Barcelona.
Her choice of such a perilous occupation sees her taking on tasks that governments could not authorise but turn a blind eye to in order to clear up underhand situations.
Mallory is underestimated once too often and is seen as a dangerous loose cannon. There is a worldwide hunt out for her which takes her to many cities, including our fair city of Dublin.
Her aim is to avoid her assailants and get back to the US to protect her father. That's the general premise of this bland film!
There are so many things wrong with this movie. Gina Marano who plays Mallory is in fact a famous martial arts expert and her skills are evident too see in the various fight scenes.
However, her acting skills don't compliment her martial arts skills. The fight scenes are all very similar and get boring midway through.
Think, Jean Claude Van Damme movies from the 80's!
The impressive cast includes such acting heavyweights as Michael Douglas, Bill Paxton, Ewan McGregor and Antonio Banderas, but none of them can cover up the amount of holes in this script.
Man of the moment Michael Fassbender is the one and only scene stealer who hooks up with Mallory on a mission in Dublin.
The makers of the film never let the viewer explore Mallory's past therefore make it impossible to sympathise with a main character who chooses a life of danger - a life that she ultimately gets betrayed by.
Also, she seems to come from a fairly stable and wealthy background so everything seems to suggest that her life choices were self imposed.
It was nice to see a new Hollywood take on Ireland, with gritty city centre locations instead of scenic green fields.
There is a good chase scene stretching from the interior of the
Shelbourne Hotel in Stephen's Green to the rooftop area of the Wynn's Hotel.
Dublin never looked more characteristic - and refreshingly dull!
Wait for the DVD!!!
Score: 4/10
I was unsure about this film whether to go see it or not, as sometimes the best bits of the movies are shown in the trailers. however it did have a good cast after reading ur review i think i will defo wait for the dvd!!
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