Speaking of action B-movies, I saw Haywire last night. Suffice to say it’s a purely self-indulgent, masturbatory take on the genre. Plots, details, dialogues were utterly forgettable and often disorientating. (5 people walked out just from our the row…my best guess: to go see ‘Contraband’ instead.)  It’s essentially an experimental action movie, that hard core Soderbergh fans will feel right at home with. There were some beautifully shot location scenes. Playful camera work and long cuts were an homage to old timey classics. But the best part was watching an awkward Gina Carano interact with an A list casts and then on the flip of a switch transformation into a deft UFC style mixed martial artist (that she really is). This contrast was oddly fascinating. And then there was that brutal Michael Fassbender fight scene. If your’e someone with soft spots for Fassbender prepare thyself. What you’ll witness won’t be pretty. 

Speaking of action B-movies, I saw Haywire last night. Suffice to say it’s a purely self-indulgent, masturbatory take on the genre. Plots, details, dialogues were utterly forgettable and often disorientating. (5 people walked out just from our the row…my best guess: to go see ‘Contraband’ instead.) 

It’s essentially an experimental action movie, that hard core Soderbergh fans will feel right at home with. There were some beautifully shot location scenes. Playful camera work and long cuts were an homage to old timey classics. But the best part was watching an awkward Gina Carano interact with an A list casts and then on the flip of a switch transformation into a deft UFC style mixed martial artist (that she really is). This contrast was oddly fascinating.

And then there was that brutal Michael Fassbender fight scene. If your’e someone with soft spots for Fassbender prepare thyself. What you’ll witness won’t be pretty.