Mini Review
An ex-marine turned freelance agent, Mallory Kane (Gina Carano) is sent to rescue a hostage in Barcelona. On her next mission, without warning, she is double crossed and has to put her training to good use. She soon finds herself having to fight for her life, and the truth, against the very people she thought she could trust.
Does that sound like a vague storyline? That's probably because it is. In a film this jam packed with stars you would expect aspects of the film to be understandable, like having an idea of the agency that Mallory works for, or at the very least for there to be a big reveal at the end as to why what happens to Mallory happens. But no. Instead we have a lot of famous faces, a lot of quite cool fight scenes and some intriguing espionage that is never fully explained.
As with The Darkest Hour, I had already had my expectations for Haywire suitably dashed and as such I was expecting it to be quite dire. So naturally I didn't find it that bad. Just annoyingly ill explained and average in every other way. In my opinion, the lead should have been a known name, that way you might have been able to root for her a little more, and the rest of the cast (with the odd exception) could have been unknowns. The other way around just felt a bit pointless.
Wait for the DVD but even then you won't be THAT impressed. 6 out of 10.
Viewing Date - 21st January 2012
UK Release Date - 18th January 2012
Cast Overview:
Gina Carano ~ Mallory Kane
Michael Angarano ~ Scott
Channing Tatum ~ Aaron
Michael Douglas ~ Coblenz
Antonio Banderas ~ Rodrigo
Ewan McGregor ~ Kenneth
Michael Fassbender ~ Paul
Bill Paxton ~ Mr Kane
Director ~ Steven Soderbergh
Writer ~ Lem Dobbs
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