Seemed like 2015 was headed the same route. That is, until I saw...
After seeing the very pumped-up action trailer I was VERY interested. Plus we haven't seen Salma in a badass role since DESPERADO, I believe. But she's front-and-center as the title character Everly (First name or last? Who knows?) and she's not taking crap from anyone.
The movie STARTS off with a naked (back to the camera shot, so no free show) Everly clammering into a bathroom, shivering fiercely like a drug addict with withdrawal symptoms. We hear people in the other room so we know she's not alone. She goes to the toilet and pulls the lid off and retrieves a plastic bag with a cellphone in it. She uses it to call someone but gets voicemail instead, so she leave a message. She also pulls out a gun that was in the same bag as the cellphone. She dresses herself in some clothes already in the bathroom, Suddenly there's banging on the door...the guests are requesting her presence once again. Gathering all her courage she lifts the gun up in front of her, opens the door and starts blasting away. The guests, all male, are taken by surprise as they are cut down one by one. One guest manages to get a shot off and rips into Everly's hip but the bullet exits into a wall behind her. Once the dust has settled, we she's taken out all 5 guests...but one is alive...barely,
And that's just the first 10 minutes or so, folks! I was a happy camper!
The lone surviving guest, crippled by Everly's wild shooting spree. |
"Nothing personal..." |
Sadist and masochist...WTF is going on?????? |
So the movie is basically Everly trying to survive the night and protect her mother and her child from the crime lord by giving them the money she "embezzled" from the crime lord and telling them to escape. Ultimately, Everly has to step up to the plate for her daughter, but at what cost?
Probably my favorite scene,,,she took out at least 8 guys...including the ones in the elevator! |
The direction was pretty good, with a final camera move that would make David Fincher proud.
Would I buy it on bluray? Probably...but not when it first comes out.
It's a great action to pass the time and fill in the gap that Hollywood didn't.
Oh and there's another action flick that was WICKed....