Ava

Adam Rife

2020-09-11

This movie started out really slow, the middle was really slow and the end was predictable and slow, nice to see Gina Davis but if you want a decent movie watch something else.

**Overall Score: 4.6/5, 4.5/5 Stars, 9/10 Stars** It's rare when you buy a movie unseen an end up enjoying it. I have always been a fan of Jessica Chastain, so when I saw a new movie with her in it, I knew I had to at least give it a shot. When I saw that it was inexpensive on VUDU, I figured why not just buy it. And I have to admit, I'm glad I did. **Storyline: 4/5**. Jessica Chastain plays Ava, an assassin working for a mysterious company who doesn't really appreciate the fact that she talks to her targets. When she begins questioning herself, she goes home to see her family and e…

Kamurai

2020-12-12

⭐ 8

Great watch, will likely watch again, and do recommend. This is probably one of the best assassin movies I've ever seen ("Smokin' Aces", "Kill Me Three Times" and "Hanna" come to mind as others), the best thing it does is be refreshing, normally when a "character comes home after a long time away" trope happens, it's all about re-integrating, and how that affects the family, and it becomes a dark dramedy about dysfunctional families. I'm not saying it doesn't to that, to a degree, but it does it in a spectacular way, and keeps it brief. It would actually be a solution to the main adver…

**special mix** Double Scotch, but ice?! Well, some like it. Part of the story is standard thriller fare by now - the professional assassin becoming hunted. Some over-the-top action scenes there. Another part is the dysfunctional but caring family, with guilt, remorse, love, drama. Well played, but it's an unusual combination with the assassin story; and this special mix will appeal to some people - but my guess is: not many. Good actors giving good performances, solid work from other departments. But I don't think script and direction were bringing their A-game. The part I liked b…

This movie was great for entertainment, the action was there, and the story was believable, although sometimes a little strange. All in all, I would watch this again. ⭐⭐⭐⭐

Sierbahnn

2026-06-01

⭐ 5

Unlikable Let me start off by saying this is not a technically flawed movie. It looks good, sounds good, is framed well. The problem is that there is nothing much to latch onto here. Farrell, Davis and Malkovich absolutely STEAL their scenes, whereas the main protagonist is just sad, flat and unlikable. It is fun to see Common in this too, but he gets no room to breathe here. Overall, this is an unlikable movie, because you can never truly feel you wan to root for the protagonist, and everyone around her is far more interesting.

Dr Nostromo

2026-06-23

⭐ 4

42/100 A master assassin is targeted by her organization after a botched hit. The movie doesn't really spend that much time on this story line but rather it drowns us in the miseries of her personal demons, alcoholism, and dealing with her estranged dysfunctional family, including an ex-fiancé who is now her sister's fiancé, all of which I couldn't care less. I found it mysterious that a woman with a life this f**ked up could possibly be a master assassin with 40 kills under her belt. All culminating in an open and ambiguous ending. Sequel perhaps? Let's hope not! -- DrNostromo.com