HAYWIRE: Soderbergh does Bourne
Hardly a fine
wine but certainly thirst quenching; that’s Haywire, Steven Soderbergh’s take
on the action film genre that was reinvigorated when Die Hard was released (a
movie which set the blueprint for the modern action movie)
When the main
protagonist, Mallory Kane, hits a fellah he knows he’s been hit. Kane is played
by ex MMA fighter turned actor Gina Carano and because of this background there
is something bone crunchingly authentic when things kick off. The plot is
pretty much that of a Bourne movie with covert shenanigans, globe trotting, betrayal,
set pieces and revenge all in the mix.
The film has a
good cast; Banderas, Fassbinder, Douglas, McGregor who all fail to bring any
spark so it is left to Carano to carry the movie, which she pretty much does.
As starring debuts
go, this is a sterling effort from Carano. She definitely has something and I
guess subsequent roles will tell us what that something is.
Fans of
Soderbergh will expect more from this movie but fans of the modern action movie
will probably enjoy the ride.
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