Rated R
Starring Salma Hayek, Hiroyuki Watanabe
Directed by Joe Lynch
The Story:
After being molested by a group of bad guys under the orders of Mob Boss Taiko (Watanabe), Everly (Hayek) fights back, and begins killing them one by one. Naturally, this doesn't sit well with the boss, so he pretty much sends any and all hired guns in the city to go kill her.
What a bloody mess.
Naturally, you can take that phrase and spin it 3 or 4 different ways, and pretty much, they would all be accurate.
Trying to match the tone and humor of Shoot Em Up or Lucky Number Slevin, Everly tries to balance the fine line of action/thriller/comedy with over the top action and bloody kills galore.
It misfires as many times as it hits, but Hayek gives it the college try of carrying this movie with the weird tone on her shoulders.
She does her best as the heroine trapped in an apartment while the entire world comes crashing down around her.
The problem is, how can someone who has seemingly never picked up a weapon prove to be so formidable?
Luckily, she gets a lot of help from other people who are rather inept at what they are doing, but after 90 minutes, it begins to stretch the plot a little too much.
Not one I can recommend, but at least I didn't hate it.
:)
Final Grade: C-
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