02-01-2021, 11:39 PM
Advertised as "from the producers of Bond"...Blake Lively's family is killed in a plane crash. 3 years later, she's hit rock bottom when a journalist finds her, tells her it was a terrorist attack and shares his research. She wants revenge and long story short, ends up getting trained Karate Kid-style (or should I say Highlander-style since it's in Inverness) by Jude Law. When she's ready, he sends her on a mission and things unfold un-Bondlike.
The movie tries hard, but just doesn't have enough pieces to hook together. The training part seems minimal. The 'wax-on/wax-off' lesson is about breath and heartbeat (drums and bass...the titular "Rhythm Section"), but that never comes up again in the film.
There's a few hits (though she never seems capable) and a twist and then boom, it's over. It wasn't terrible, but I definitely expected more.
Some knife fights, but no swords. Not doom recommended.
--tg
The movie tries hard, but just doesn't have enough pieces to hook together. The training part seems minimal. The 'wax-on/wax-off' lesson is about breath and heartbeat (drums and bass...the titular "Rhythm Section"), but that never comes up again in the film.
There's a few hits (though she never seems capable) and a twist and then boom, it's over. It wasn't terrible, but I definitely expected more.
Some knife fights, but no swords. Not doom recommended.
--tg