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A reclusive author who writes espionage novels about a secret agent and a global spy syndicate realizes the plot of the new book she’s writing starts to mirror real-world events, in real time.
Why did I come to this movie again?
Some friends wanted to see it, and I was like…fine. (I’d heard it was pretty bad, but sometimes going in with low expectations is best.)
4 of 5
Characters
I loved Bryce Dallas Howard in this! She did a great job playing a seemingly mild-mannered spy novel writer who was way out of her depth. The character was cute and fun, and then something more. I also love that she told the director that she wasn’t going to lose a bunch of weight to fit an ideal actress size for this film, and the director said that was fine, he wanted her as an actress, not for what she looked like.
Henry Cavil was there for eye-candy effect, which worked.
Sam Rockwell did a pretty good job too.
The bad guys were simply bad, which isn’t enough these days. Audiences want more.
I honestly didn’t mind the characters. This movie was set up as ridiculous from the first few minutes, and it only went downhill from there. I wasn’t expecting much in the realm of character development, and I didn’t get it.
Is that a win-win? I’m not sure.
3 of 5
Did I care what happened?
I didn’t fall asleep, but the two people I was with did. The pacing felt jerky, but it kept me entertained.
4 of 5
Plot Holes
If this was a superhero film, I’d say, “of course there are plot holes.” Since this was sort of like a superhero film, I’ll say, “there weren’t just plot holes, but more like plot chasms.”
So many things didn’t make sense, and there was literally a plot twist every ten minutes. Maybe more. I stopped trying to keep track and simply ride the chaos.
3 of 5
How many times did I yawn?
Like I said, the pacing felt jerky. I don’t love it when the director uses the main character falling asleep or unconscious and waking up somewhere new as a scene change, and this film did it four or five times.
There was plenty of action, and more than enough twists, so I didn’t yawn at all. I did roll my eyes a lot.
4 of 5
Cool Factor
I’d love to say this film looked great, but frankly the CGI was awful. Between the unrealistic cat, the obviously green-screen backgrounds, the cartoon oil spill, and the horrible body double CGI in the action scenes I felt like I was watching something from at least 15 years ago.
Now, if you’re in it for pure cheesiness, then this is your movie. The action was over the top and the characters cliché.
3 of 5
The End
Um…the ending was okay. I guess. I left this movie almost as confused as when I started, which isn’t good. The threads sort of wrapped up, but not really.
4 of 5
Overall Enjoyment
I’m glad I went and saw this on $5 Tuesday at the theater. Was it fun to watch? Yes. Did I laugh a few times at the silliness of it all? Yes. Would I see it again? Probably not.
3 of 5
Total: 28
That’s a Green Belt!
White Belt: 1-10
Yellow Belt: 11-19
Purple Belt: 20-25
Green Belt: 26-30
Brown Belt: 31-35
Black Belt: 36-40
