Barely Lethal (2015)
Rated PG-13
Starring Hailee Steinfeld, Samuel L. Jackson, Jessica Alba, Rachael Harris,
Directed by Kyle Newman
The Story:
Megan (Steinfeld) was raised at an Academy for wayward girls where their instructor Hardman (Jackson) teaches them everything they need to know about becoming assassins. However, it's not an easy life, and Megan wonders about the childhood she missed out on. On a mission to take down evil-doer Victoria Knox (Alba), Megan finds herself with a way out. She applies to be a foreign exchange student in America, but with all of her training, nothing prepared her for the pitfalls of high school!
A movie that spans all genres to give you an action-adventure-coming-of-age-high-school-spy-romantic-comedy-family-friendly viewing experience.
Whew!
That's a lot of hyphens!
The problem, that's almost too much, and too many different subplots to juggle and cram into one 90 minute adventure.
But they try, and for the most part, it's a cute little movie that indeed can be enjoyed by the whole family.
Nothing that will reinvent any of the genres mentioned above, but nothing that makes you think you wasted an hour and a half of your life.
It's a great cast giving their best effort and having fun while doing so.
Hard to beat that.
I watched on disc from Netflix, but this film is also available to stream instantly on Amazon Prime.
Final Grade: C+
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