The rhythm section is based on a book by writer Mark Burnell. Something tells me that the book would explain things a lot better than the movie does. Here's a story with international conspiracy theories, cia, MI6 and all kinds of different terrorist factions all in the same story. At the heart of the film is Stephanie Patrick and the loss of her family. They were on a flight that supposedly crashed over the ocean. When in reality there was a bomb placed on that plane and it blew up in mid-flight killing all the passengers. Stephanie was supposed to be on that flight with her family including her parents but for one reason or another she decided not to fly with them.
Stephanie is an ordinary person who gets involved in a world full of espionage and terrorism. There's a lot to like about the film but as I mentioned in the title it's also a bit confusing especially at the end when it supposedly all comes together.
I read a lot of reviews in here and for those who hate the movie they hate the fact that Stephanie is kind of useless. She gets trained to go into the field by a former MI6 agent played by Jude law. He teaches her to shoot a gun, hand-to-hand combat and other skills she's going to need to get into the nefarious world she's about to enter. But she's still a normal human being and 8 months of training is not going to make her a super assassin. If you're looking for a movie that is similar to Jennifer Garner's Peppermint, this one is kind of the complete opposite.
And I think that's the reason why I did enjoy this. Blake lively play Stephanie as someone who is hell-bent on revenge. All she thinks about is avenging her family's death. But she is not a spy, she is not an agent and she is no more ready for what she's about to do than you and I would be. And that's the refreshing part about it. When she gets in way over her head she has to use a lot more than just what she's been taught to survive.
Lively is the heart and soul of the movie and she gives a terrific performance. Jude law also gives a fantastic interpretation of a villified and ostracized former MI6 agent. He doesn't care for Stephanie at first but they share a common goal and their chemistry together is one of the fun parts of the film.
I enjoyed the rhythm section. It's not as slick and fast moving as something like peppermint or atomic blonde but it does allow us to get inside of Stephanie's world and I like being a part of that.
8/10
Stephanie is an ordinary person who gets involved in a world full of espionage and terrorism. There's a lot to like about the film but as I mentioned in the title it's also a bit confusing especially at the end when it supposedly all comes together.
I read a lot of reviews in here and for those who hate the movie they hate the fact that Stephanie is kind of useless. She gets trained to go into the field by a former MI6 agent played by Jude law. He teaches her to shoot a gun, hand-to-hand combat and other skills she's going to need to get into the nefarious world she's about to enter. But she's still a normal human being and 8 months of training is not going to make her a super assassin. If you're looking for a movie that is similar to Jennifer Garner's Peppermint, this one is kind of the complete opposite.
And I think that's the reason why I did enjoy this. Blake lively play Stephanie as someone who is hell-bent on revenge. All she thinks about is avenging her family's death. But she is not a spy, she is not an agent and she is no more ready for what she's about to do than you and I would be. And that's the refreshing part about it. When she gets in way over her head she has to use a lot more than just what she's been taught to survive.
Lively is the heart and soul of the movie and she gives a terrific performance. Jude law also gives a fantastic interpretation of a villified and ostracized former MI6 agent. He doesn't care for Stephanie at first but they share a common goal and their chemistry together is one of the fun parts of the film.
I enjoyed the rhythm section. It's not as slick and fast moving as something like peppermint or atomic blonde but it does allow us to get inside of Stephanie's world and I like being a part of that.
8/10