Red Sparrow - A 'Real' Spy Story
A spy mystery thriller, starring Jennifer Lawrence and Joel Egerton, who both play convincing secret agents.
JLAW initially plays a world class Russian ballerina but who suffers a career changing injury while performing, and is recruited into a Russian spy school by her creepy uncle. She follows a very tough training regime and learns to use her body as a weapon of seduction.
Her first mission is tracking a CIA agent who has valuable information about corruption in the Russian government. They grow a friendship but we're never sure if they truly trust each-other, or if there's an element of double crossing.
Everything is kept at an authentic low profile in the manner of 'Tinker Tailor Solder Spy'. There's no 'James Bond' action, or gadgets. However, the twisty plot maintains high tension, the suspense is deep, and the violence is brutal, so much so that some scenes are hard to watch.
The themes are espionage, seduction, psychological drama, vulnerability, brutal violence, torture, and interrogation.
With the recent reports of the alleged poisoning of Sergei and his daughter in London, this is a film that shows that secret agents may still be working amongst us.
7/10
JLAW initially plays a world class Russian ballerina but who suffers a career changing injury while performing, and is recruited into a Russian spy school by her creepy uncle. She follows a very tough training regime and learns to use her body as a weapon of seduction.
Her first mission is tracking a CIA agent who has valuable information about corruption in the Russian government. They grow a friendship but we're never sure if they truly trust each-other, or if there's an element of double crossing.
Everything is kept at an authentic low profile in the manner of 'Tinker Tailor Solder Spy'. There's no 'James Bond' action, or gadgets. However, the twisty plot maintains high tension, the suspense is deep, and the violence is brutal, so much so that some scenes are hard to watch.
The themes are espionage, seduction, psychological drama, vulnerability, brutal violence, torture, and interrogation.
With the recent reports of the alleged poisoning of Sergei and his daughter in London, this is a film that shows that secret agents may still be working amongst us.
7/10
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