My wife and I watch movies to be entertained. When this one finished I asked, "Were you entertained?" She replied, "Yes, I stayed awake the whole time." Which doesn't always happen on her comfortable couch.
There are a couple of quick reviews which don't say much and rate this movie "1". Which is absurd, no way this is a "1". The midpoint of a 1 to 10 rating system is 5.5, so this one is likely best rated as a 5, 6, or 7. No, it isn't a unique and great movie but it does have decent entertainment value.
Movies are a business, nothing else, and the Producer is Kate Beckinsale who also stars as Avery Graves. She is a high level secret operative, the kind that can put on a disguise, a fake identity, carry the weapons, and take out a whole crew when the assignment calls for it. As she mentions at one point, she has a high pain tolerance.
The overall story involves foreign operatives who have a scheme (using Canary Black) for getting about one trillion dollars by a ransom play that seeks to hit every nation on Earth, otherwise a doomsday virus will be selectively released that would basically doom the countries that don't comply. Avery has to save the day almost single handedly.
For the complexity of the story this is a relatively low budget movie shot in Croatia. For my tastes there is a bit too much gun battle and a somewhat questionable chase scene with some really bad crashes but it does serve to move the story forward. In the end Avery gets into lots of trouble because of the techniques she was required to use but the ending has a sort of "La Femme Nikita" feel to it. A chance to put it all behind her.
Will there be a sequel? Time will tell.
Streaming on Prime, good video and very impressive sound if you have a decent home theater setup.
