Red Sparrow (2018)

A ballerina who sees her career destroyed, is forced by circumstances to learn the art of seduction and espionage.

'Red Sparrow' is an action thriller that seems a copycat given some current releases (Atomic Blonde, Anna, anything with Mila Jovovich). The film works well on its own, even with the mentioned comparisons (no one complains when Jason Bourne 13 or Mission Impossible 2000 is coming around the corner ...), and Jennifer Lawrence proves once again that she can alternate dramatic roles with more commercial ones.

Director:  Francis Lawrence      

With: Jennifer Lawrence, Joel Edgerton, Matthias Schoenaerts, Charlotte Rampling, Ciarán Hinds, Mary-Louise Parker, Joely Richardson, Jeremy Irons, Bill Camp

Rating: 8/10

The Old Guard (2020)

O echipa de mercenari nemuritori intampina un nou membru si infrunta dusmani ce vor sa le studieze anatomia.

Un film de actiune amestecat cu putina fantezie, bazat pe o serie de romane grafice. Facut ca la carte, cu scene de actiune bine coregrafiate, The Old Guard face uz de o coloana sonora demna de filme dramatice cu adolescenti si scene melodramatice prelungite inutil, dar in mare functioneaza mai ales datorita carismaticei Charlize.

Regia:  Gina Prince-Bythewood    

Cu: Charlize Theron, KiKi Layne, Matthias Schoenaerts, Marwan Kenzari

Rating: 7/10

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