The sudden shift in career trajectory for Charlize Theron
has not gone unnoticed. Slowly making a new name for herself as an on-screen
action powerhouse, Theron gets to lead an action film once again (let’s just forget
Æon Flux deal?). Pair her with an unbelievably skilled stunt coordinator turned
director in David Leitch and the formula is already set in motion.
The story is nothing truly remarkable by any means, the plot
points play out just as you’d expect a cold war spy thriller to work. Some of
the twists and turns do work, to a degree, but the overall framework of the
plot just can’t quite get to the same level as the action in this film.
And man is the action just the best. Kinetic yet easy to
follow, Leitch gets to show off how well he can shoot a well-choreographed
action scene. There is one sequence in particular that’s jaw dropping to behold
as it continues in a single shot for a solid eight minutes or so.
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