Directed by: Steven Soderbergh
Starring: Gina Carano, Michael Fassbender, Ewan McGregor
Running Time: 93 minutes
If we were
to coin the phrase badass daughter of a bitch, Mallory Kane (Carano) would be a
prime example. She works for a company that handles sensitive covert black
operations all around the world. She goes to Spain and accomplishes her
mission, but, when she goes to Dublin, she comes to find out she is being set
up to be eliminated. She has to fight her way out and figure out who is to
blame, so there can be hell to pay.
Carano, an
MMA fighter, performed all her stunts in Haywire, and she really shined here.
This ain’t no Oscar nominee, but the action is fast-paced and the story is
compelling. And, as for Carano, she kicks ass, and I developed a kind of crush
on her in those 90 minutes it lasted. We have a great action star in the making
here.
I was quite
surprised by the supporting cast in this one. To see Michael Douglas and
Antonio Banderas in such minor roles at this point of their career is
surprising, but it is a nice surprise.
Overall,
Haywire is a good action movie that packs quite a punch. There are lots of
fights scenes with a female action star that kicks asses and takes names.
Rating: ««««
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