Releasing January 2012, Haywire stars champion MMA fighter Gina Carano alongside Ewan McGregor, Michael Fassbender, Michael Douglas, Antonio Banderas and Channing Tatum.
Ex-MMA fighter; the undefeated Gina Carano, gets her big break in film as the lead in 'Haywire', an entertaining B-movie spy thriller with an all-star cast. Director Steven Soderbergh ('Traffic') is perhaps the most erratic of all Hollywood filmmakers with a CV ranging from unashamedly commercial fare like 'Ocean's 11, 12 and 13' to underrated cult classics like 'Out of Sight' and 'Che'. Here, he's crafted a slick narrative that sees in-demand mercenary Malory Kane (Carano) double crossed by her employer Ewan Macgregor and forced to go on the run from all manner of shadowy characters out to get her.
Cutting back and forth between Barcelona, New York and Dublin; Mallory fights her way from place to place taking on British spy Michael Fassbender, untrustworthy American Michael Douglas, Spanish spymaster Antonio Banderas and crossing paths with ex-lover and comrade-in-arms Channing Tatum. Each encounter takes her closer to settling the score with Macgregor (who's based his character on U.S. 'Blackwater' terrorist leader Erik Prince). 'Haywire' is a fast paced, well directed movie; I liked the way Sodenbergh shot the fight scenes in long takes with no music, ratcheting up the realism with every kick and punch. Not as stylized as the colored-filter heavy 'Traffic', 'Haywire' retains its edginess with sharp camera moves and crisp visuals beautifully captured by the Red One MX and Hawk V-Lite digital cameras. The diffused dark edges on screen seem to be there for novelty value, or perhaps to highlight the shadowy underworld of black-ops and spy vs. spy shenanigans.
Gina Carano, all things considered, is acceptable enough and sells the action sequences well, the film doesn't demand much from her acting wise but she certainly doesn't embarrass herself alongside such a high caliber cast. 'Haywire' will appeal to fans of the spy thriller and offers an interesting take on the genre; a good movie, and definitely worth a look.
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Mixed martial arts fighter Gina Carano makes her feature-film debut as a lethal government contractor who's betrayed by her own agency in this action thriller from writer Lem Dobbs (THE LIMEY) and director Steven Soderbergh (TRAFFIC, CONTAGION). Mallory Kane (Carano) is the woman the U.S. government calls on to take care of their dirty work. She's fast, efficient, and -- perhaps most important of all -- clean. But when Mallory makes the mistake of saving a Chinese journalist from certain death, she becomes an enemy to the very same government she once served. Mallory isn't going down without a fight, though, and after a close brush with death, she realises that the only way to save her own life is to reveal the government's deception. Now, as assassins close in from all sides in an ominous attempt to silence her forever, Mallory sets a trap and races to reveal a massive deception that threatens global stability. Michael Douglas, Michael Fassbender, Ewan McGregor, and Bill Paxton co-star.
Steven Soderbergh writes and directs this fast-paced action thriller about a female assassin who sets out for revenge after being double crossed by those closest to her. Martial arts champion Gina Carano stars as Mallory Kane, a highly-trained black ops commando working for an international government security firm. After successfully completing her latest mission of freeing a Chinese journalist who had been held hostage, Mallory is betrayed and left for dead by a fellow agent. Realising that she is now the prime target of a band of skilled assassins who know her every move, Mallory must turn the tables and get to the truth if she is to have any hope of staying alive. The supporting cast includes Channing Tatum, Ewan McGregor, Michael Fassbender, Antonio Banderas and Michael Douglas.
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