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Title: Haywire
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Parents, strong violence makes this one for older teens. Recommended for ages 16 and up. |
Leave it to Steven Soderberg to make a movie like “Haywire” and challenge the rules of the dumb action genre. Here is a movie that I've seen before. The storyline involves no more or less than a government agent named Mallory Kane (Gina Carano) who is betrayed by the government organization she works for and decides to take revenge. That's it. There's nothing more to say about the story. The script doesn't even linger with a list of “who's the good guy/bad guy” routine that I'm so used to from these films now. No, instead the film id fun because of some well-paced action sequences that are grounded in just enough reality that there seems to be some real weight behind them.
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When Mallory falls off a building onto her back she has to lie there for a couple minutes as she waits for the pain to reside. All while a bunch of government agents close in on her making her escape feel especially unlikely for once. When she gets into a fight with a man the fight takes much longer than you'd expect because, physically, she's not on the same level as he is. It may sound strange that I'm basing the recommendation on something seemingly frivolous as whether or not the action sequences are good, but then if you are seeing a movie like this that's what you really want to know. The storyline could be about the protagonist looking for a rare monkey turd and you'd care so long as the action was exciting to watch.
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And in this case you can rest assured that the action sequences ARE good and make the movie worth seeing! In truth, Soderberg is WAY too good a director to be making a movie like “Haywire!” He uses smooth editing, a filtered color system to keep track of the multiple stories, and a solid cast that doesn't overstay their welcome. Why, there's even a clueless college student along for the ride, which gives the main character reason to pause and fill in the spots of the story that doesn't completely make sense. Long term I think you'll forget about “Haywire” in the coming months, but it is a solid action film with a couple of unique fight sequences, and since you likely just want to escape to the theater for something entertaining for two hours I'd say “Haywire” will more than fill that need.
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