RED SPARROW
THRILLER
PLOT: Young woman is forced to become a spy.
Dominika Egorova
(Jennifer Lawrence, X-Men, Hunger Games franchise) is a ballerina who has to
take care of her sick mom. After a
planned accident she can’t dance anymore so of all people her uncle recruits
her to become a seductive spy. The
training sequences are tough to watch.
If Hollywood makes Black Widow movie they will clean it up. It is not Atomic Blonde either. Not much action but lots of deception like in
the real spy world. Lawrence is brave to
do some of stuff she did and she has a passable Russian accent. It is not making money, not because of star power, but it is grim and not for kids.
DEATH WISH
ACTION
PLOT: Remake
of 1974 classic with Charles Bronson.
Paul Kersey (Bruce
Willis) is a trauma surgeon and has a lovely wife, Lucy (Elisabeth Shue) a cute
daughter Jordon (Camila Morrone) who is going to college when burglars rob
their house and kills his wife and his daughter in a coma. He can’t sleep, goes to therapy but that is
not working. What does work he shoots a
carjacker. He starts shooting criminals
while finding out who killed his wife for the police are not doing
anything. The film is updated but it
still asks the question: Who you kill
someone who killed a member of your family?
Downbeat as it sounds there are comic moments in the film. Minor spoilers: Some kills you don’t see coming. If you love action and Bruce Willis you will
enjoy this.
TOMB RAIDER
ACTION/ADVENTURE
PLOT: Reboot of Lara Croft
Lara Croft (Alicia
Vikander Jason Borne, Ex Machina) is aggressive losing her dad as he searched for
a grave that if open would destroy all mankind.
She decides to find this grave and the journey begins. Vikander put on muscle to her lithe frame to
do those action sequences and she is good.
The film is grittier than the one with talented Angelina Jolie. She is not as pretty as Jolie but damn she is
fierce! It is a good popcorn movie.
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