Everly (2014)

Everly is a movie starring Salma Hayek, Hiroyuki Watanabe, and Laura Cepeda. An action/thriller centered on a kidnapped woman who faces down hitmen sent by a mob boss/her captor while trying to protect her family from his wrath.

Director:

Joe Lynch

Writers:

Yale Hannon (screenplay by), Joe Lynch (story by)

Stars:

Salma Hayek, Hiroyuki Watanabe, Laura Cepeda

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Salma Hayek	...	Everly
Hiroyuki Watanabe	...	Taiko
Laura Cepeda	...	Edith
Togo Igawa	...	The Sadist
Akie Kotabe	...	Dead Man
Gabriella Wright	...	Anna
Caroline Chikezie	...	Zelda
Jennifer Blanc-Biehn	...	Dena (as Jennifer Blanc)
Jelena Gavrilovic	...	Elyse
Aisha Ayamah	...	Maisey
Masashi Fujimoto	...	The Masochist
Uros Certic	...	Doorman #1
Damijan Oklopdzic	...	Doorman #2
Dragana Atlija	...	Lizzy (as Dragana Atlua)
James Owen	...	Sgt. Dick

Storyline

Held against her will for years by a sadistic Yakuza boss, the seductively dangerous Everly finally gets a chance to break free from slavery. Armed with an almost inexhaustible arsenal of destructive weaponry and a rabid will to survive, the wronged woman can now turn the tables on her evil tormentors, as a lucrative open contact on Everly's head attracts an endless wave of cutthroats. However, with the lives of her estranged mother and her little daughter under threat, only a miracle can get Everly out of a tight spot. Can she single-handedly ward off a merciless onslaught of assassins to save her family?

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Plot Keywords:

female in a shower | yakuza | japanese mafia | woman | strong female lead | 

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Taglines:

Enter if you dare

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Genres:

Action | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for strong bloody violence, torture, nudity, sexual images and language

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English Japanese Spanish

Release Date:

23 January 2015 (USA)

Also Known As:

Everly - Die Waffen einer Frau

Filming Locations:

Pink's Studios, Simanovci, Belgrade, Serbia

Company Credits

Production Co:

RADiUS-TWC, Vega, Baby!, Crime Scene Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

92 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Director Lynch has stated on his podcast, that he wanted to shoot in Serbia "because he wanted shoot somewhere foreign for a few months, like big time directors always claim to want to do", even though the actual reason was that it's cheaper to shoot in Serbia.

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Goofs

Everly is clearly shot in her side while wearing a white nightie. However, in scenes afterwards, it is noticeable that there is no entrance hole nor an exit hole in the garment. Only blood can be seen where she had been shot.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Everly: [retrieves a phone from the toilet tank and dials]
Man's Voice: [getting voice message] This is Detective Robertson. Leave a message after the beep.
[beep]
Everly: [whispering] He knows. He knows.
Man: [jarring the door partly open] What's going on in there?
Everly: [dials another number]
Woman's Voice: Hello. It's Edith...
Girl's Voice: And Maisey.
Woman's Voice: We are not home right now. Leave a message after the beep.
[...]

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Connections

References Die Hard (1988)

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Soundtracks

Deck the Halls
Traditional tune, lyrics by Thomas Oliphant (uncredited)
Arranged and Produced by Brendan McCreary
Published by Vega Baby Music / ASCAP
Performed by Raya Yarbrough

User Reviews

Blood and Boobs

I have read some reviews before watching this film and it nearly put me off. I get a lot of people can't stand this kind of movie, but not every movie is meant to target the worldwide audience. Salma Hayek plays her role well and looks unbelievable. There are holes in the plot all over the place and some things just don't make sense at all. If you are after a well constructed storyline then move on and keep looking. However, if you are a red blooded male like myself and can overlook the many flaws in this movie and love action movies, then this is worth a watch. The numerous death scenes are great and Salma spends the movie showing off her fantastic body and thats a win win for all of us. So, in a nutshell, if you like looking at mamacita's like Salma and lots of blood and death then 'give it a go. I don't think this movie was made to be taken seriously.