Assassin films are a genre to themselves at the moment. This one has the full on assassin 'industry' structure of John Wick, but never reaches those heady heights.
Chastain and Malkovich turn in good performances and Colin Farrell doesn't do a bad job either.
The human element of this film centres around Ava returning to her home and family who have all changed significantly since she left, but this emotion pit is an element of the film that doesn't work so well, although Gena Davis still puts in a good performance there.
The sub plot around a bizzare love triangle never really does anything but slow the film down and the gambling issue alone could have provided what was needed without all the additional angst.
It's certainly not a bad action film. The fight scenes are well choreographed and don't resort to Matrix style martial arts, and the characters slow down as the fight continues which is something a lot of action films get wrong.
It doesn't do anything new for the assassin genre but its not the worst film in it. If you're looking for a decent popcorn film, you could do better; but you could also do a lot worse.
Chastain and Malkovich turn in good performances and Colin Farrell doesn't do a bad job either.
The human element of this film centres around Ava returning to her home and family who have all changed significantly since she left, but this emotion pit is an element of the film that doesn't work so well, although Gena Davis still puts in a good performance there.
The sub plot around a bizzare love triangle never really does anything but slow the film down and the gambling issue alone could have provided what was needed without all the additional angst.
It's certainly not a bad action film. The fight scenes are well choreographed and don't resort to Matrix style martial arts, and the characters slow down as the fight continues which is something a lot of action films get wrong.
It doesn't do anything new for the assassin genre but its not the worst film in it. If you're looking for a decent popcorn film, you could do better; but you could also do a lot worse.