Haywire

Haywire

They left her no choice.

Release Date: Friday, January 20, 2012

In "Haywire," an electrifying tale of espionage and betrayal, a female covert ops specialist (Carano), who works in the deadly world of international operatives, strikes back after discovering she's been double-crossed by someone close to her in the agency. The film is produced by Gregory Jacobs ("Ocean's" Trilogy) and written by Lem Dobbs ("The Limey").

Director:

  • Steven Soderbergh

Cast:

  • Gina Carano - Mallory Kane
  • Channing Tatum
  • Michael Fassbender
  • Ewan McGregor
  • Michael Douglas
  • Antonio Banderas
  • Bill Paxton
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Upupandaway User is offline

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I'll have to say this film was right in mediocre territory. The action was tight and visceral with a great feeling of realism. There was a great roof chase scene that had a deliberate pace that made sense. Everything else was not very interesting. The great cast was under-utilized (except for Fassbender proving that he's the man to be the next bond), Gina Carano's character is given hardly any personality, and the script was devoid of any type of humor (Doesn't have to be a laughfest, but I would at least like to be entertained.). Most of all, the film didn't really make its case that it "needed" to be made. With a bit more experience, though, Carano could prove to be a fine action starlette.

Submitted by Upupandaway on January 21, 2012 - 9:55pm.

MarioPrime User is offline Correspondent

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While Haywire doesn’t deliver huge ideas, its Ocean’s Eleven style makes for a highly entertaining experience. The playful tone, filled with subtle wit, adds lightness to the story. As a result, it doesn’t feel like a film that takes itself too seriously, setting it far ahead of most ‘super soldier’ movies, which try so hard to be smart that they often forget to be fun. Interspersing satisfying brawls and chase scenes in with the laid back story turns out to be a solid recipe for entertainment, boiling the genre down to its fundamentals. Its scale is tiny in comparison to a film like Inception, but that’s what makes it so refreshing. It’s a twist on an incredibly tired genre that goes back to square one and forges a different path.

Submitted by MarioPrime on January 20, 2012 - 12:14pm.

Pietro Filipponi User is offline Managing Editor

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If you're a hardcore fan of Soderbergh films you can't help but notice his repetitive use of a golden color palate, non-linear storytelling and long lens walking/running scenes set to simple bass riffs. You'll also probably get get a kick out of this film. For me, someone whose expectations of spy/action/thriller films were honed by Bond films and fine tuned by Jason Bourne, I was completely disappointed. For a self proclaimed action film, it bored me to no end. But at least it was pretty to look at.

Submitted by Pietro Filipponi on January 20, 2012 - 9:21am.