#Netflix kate movie#
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She actually reminds me a lot of Sigourney Weaver as Ripley - smart, capable, no bullshit, not sexualized, and she does NOT fuck around. But Winstead is the lady a guy should want as their life partner. She's not the traditional model-esque action hero like Beckinsale, Milla Jovovich, Charlize Theron, or Angelina Jolie, but frankly, that makes her more attractive to me. She killed it in Fargo season three and 10 Cloverfield Lane and was a fine addition to Birds of Prey. Well, they radiated the WRONG bad-ass bitch.

#Netflix kate movie#

I saw this pink-themed movie poster thumbnail in my Netflix feed and thought to myself: 'I already saw this over-caffeinated lackluster action flick with KATE Beckinsale - what gives?' But that's Mary Elizabeth Winstead in that thumbnail who I like even more than THAT Kate. Rating: R (Strong Bloody Violence|Language Throughout) Starring Mary Elizabeth Winstead and Woody Harrelson, and directed by Cedric Nicolas-Troyan, Kate follows a burned assassin's furious pursuit of one last self-appointed job. As her body swiftly deteriorates, Kate forms an unlikely bond with the teenage daughter of one of her past victims. But when she uncharacteristically blows an assignment targeting a member of the yakuza in Tokyo, she quickly discovers she's been poisoned, a brutally slow execution that gives her less than 24 hours to exact revenge on her killers.

MIYAVI shines in that small role and Tadanobu Asano (last seen in Mortal Kombat) and Jun Kunimura deliver stoic performances as high ranking Yakuza.Meticulous and preternaturally skilled, Kate is the perfect specimen of a finely tuned assassin at the height of her game. Despite her attraction to the complexity of the role (from our interview with Winstead), outside the action she’s given little else to do apart from die slowly and get annoyed with Ani (Miku Patricia Martineau), a young girl who, wouldn’t you know it, is caught up in the same mess as Kate and may just reveal a softer side to the hired killer. Winstead is, as usual, great, especially with the action scenes, looking like an avenging Ellen Ripley with her green bomber jacket and short brown hair. Crossed Brow Killer Name this band! (Wrong answers only.) This problem is made worse later when they outline their role in the whole dirty affair directly in front of someone they are supposed to be trying to win over to their side.Īlso, Kate rips off one of my favourite scenes from The Losers. It’s also pretty obvious to anyone who’s ever seen a movie, who is actually behind the plot to kill Kate, even if indirectly, the moment that character appears on screen. A later fight in a monochromatic restaurant seems like the perfect set up for some stylish redecoration with some arterial claret, but the result ends up slightly flat rather than striking. While director Cedric Nicolas-Troyan and cinematographer Lyle Vincent should be applauded for capturing the aesthetic of Tokyo, it’s often too dark, or the camera moves too quickly, to make out just how cool a sequence was.Īn utterly unconvincing, and unnecessary, car chase through the CGI streets of Tokyo sets a poor expectation early on, adding nothing to the story. There’s a standout fight scene in a kitchen with MIYAVI, which unfortunately only highlights some of the weaknesses of the others. Kate repeatedly deals with jammed weapons, something you might expect, every now and then, considering the sheer number of bullets pumped throughout the film. The action is pretty great, and Winstead immerses herself into the fight choreography, with some nice attention to detail thrown in. That’s not to say Kate is in any way bad per se. Boom Boom Lemon Why doesn’t the whole movie look like this? It’s not a major issue, but it’s an example of the kind of missteps and missed opportunities throughout the film. Perhaps in reaction to this, Kate shows off the same trick later on, even though she has more than enough time to reload properly.

The flickering of a damaged overhead light obscured the coolest part of the action. At least that’s what I think happened after rewatching the scene a couple of times.

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With her opponent in the same situation, frantically reloading in front of her, and with a full magazine in her off hand, she quickly pops a single bullet from the magazine right into the chamber, before popping into her assailant.

In the midst of a tense shootout, Kate’s finds herself out of ammo. There’s a scene near Kate’s climax which illustrates the kinds of problems I had with the film.