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Director - Gina Prince-Bythewood
Cast - Charlize Theron, Kiki Layne, Matthias Schoenaerts, Marvan Kenzari
Genre - Action/Fantasy
Streaming On - Netflix
"Just because we keep living, doesn`t mean we stop hurting"
Four immortal warriors who are unable to die as they have the unique ability to heal themselves find that their secret has been exposed and must do all they can to resist capture while also taking in a new immortal into their group.
This movie starts off very promising, with a powerful premise and so much mystery, that the viewer is quickly drawn in and has huge expectations. One big highlight of this movie is Charlize Theron, who delivered a brilliant performance such that I couldn’t take my eyes off of her in every scene. She
was believable as the haunted immortal that she played, and I wished that the rest of the cast matched her energy. Another thing that I could applaud the movie for is the fight scenes and action sequences that were pretty decent!
While I agree that it seems to be a creative take in the superhero space, it was a little disappointing as this movie seemed to be discovering its identity along with the viewer through its flatline approach of storytelling and lack of charisma. I personally found some parts of the story writing limited, maybe
because I saw so many missed opportunities with the stories of the main characters. We have immortals who have lived for hundreds of years and all they managed to do to insulate themselves from attack or capture is to avoid taking jobs more than once. There was just so much more that could have been done. The story of the main character could have been explored much more so that we could have a big eureka moment towards answering the big question that shadowed the whole movie.
It is based on the comic book and that could have been the reason for the restrictive story writing, but it has so much more potential and groundwork has been laid for a mind-blowing follow-up. That said, I eagerly anticipate a sequel as it has so many exciting directions that it could take.
J-SAW Rating: 7/10
J-SAW Rev: An injustice to a powerful premise, but worth watching.
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