The movie is clever. The plot is involved enough to keep you glued to the screen and until the end, you keep on wondering who's playing who. The acting is solid and I'd call the setting realistic, if it is situated in the 90s. And maybe it is, because of the use of "disks". But I couldn't tell for sure and the constant use of "the President" implies otherwise.
And that's one thing I find disappointing. It's a bit too obvious who the good guys are. "Personal freedom", "living in a prison" - that's so 90s. True, the propaganda is presented in a clever way, but also it's not subtle enough. And I think for a movie created in the 2018, it should be. But then, maybe exactly that, combined with the many things left unsaid and the brutality of some scenes will make the viewer question whether things are so black and white or there are some questions left unanswered.
Review of Red Sparrow
