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Haywire

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Mallory Kane (Gina Carano) is a highly trained operative for a government security contractor. Her missions take her to the world's most dangerous areas. After Mallory successfully frees a hostage journalist, she's betrayed and left for dead by someone in her own agency. Knowing her survival depends on learning the truth behind the double-cross, Mallory uses her black-ops training to set a trap. But when things go awry, Mallory knows she'll die unless she can turn the tables on her adversary.
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MMA star and first-time actress Gina Carano displays ample action-movie chops in Haywire, a fast-paced thriller with a top-notch cast and outstanding direction from Steven Soderbergh.

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Andy S I agree with the critics rather than the people on this one. I did not know who Gina Carano was when I saw this (which was about a year ago for the first time). She is a very special action actress in this. And "action actress" is not damning with faint praise. I'd call Frank Potente in the Bourne movies an action actress and she was amazing. Gina Carano's performance here is not quite up to what Franka could do (see also Run Lola Run of course), but considering the physical side of Gina's performance along with her jump-off-the-screen presence even when she's not doing the physical pyrotechnics, she's excellent. Not to mention the director and the rest of the cast! Would love to see more of these. Gina, forget about suing Disney if it's distracting you from working. Thank you. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 02/22/25 Full Review Leigh C Really good 'film noir' style thriller and Gina Carano is excellent in the lead. It deserves a higher rating. Too many people here want to be spoon fed, distracted by a non-linear timeline. It packs a lot into 90 minutes. The plot is not that hard, but you need to follow along, people! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/29/25 Full Review Audience Member Over a decade later thought it was good but it SHOULD have been alot better MMA fighter Gina Carano can certainly act and kick butt, and still look sexy while doing it the fight scenes were cool, the music was slick, jazz-like, the imagery was gorgeous with the soft filter, and I like the rest of the actors my biggest drawbacks were though the enormous amounts of plot and exposition there's really alot of information to take in this movie looked like it was showcasing more of Gina's fight choreography but I felt the script needed some more momentum just be ready for alot of talking especially when it comes to the flashbacks this is though the female version of 'Jason Bourne' but with better edited action scenes and less shaky-cam Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/23/25 Full Review SkyRo P Despite featuring some major stars and being released later in cinematic history, "Haywire" came across as utterly uninspired and tedious. The narrative seemed disjointed and haphazard, as if it had been thrown together without any real thought for an audience. Throughout the film, I found myself questioning what I was watching and longing for it to end. My enjoyment was non-existent. The director's vision felt chaotic and poorly executed, while the writing left much to be desired. When a film has such intense action sequences, it’s crucial to pair them with music that amplifies the excitement, but the score here fell flat and offered no sense of thrill. Ultimately, the film felt like a jumbled mess, lacking coherence and polish. I wouldn't recommend it to anyone; it’s hard to see how anyone could appreciate it. The movie seemed to suffer from a lack of funding and editing, leaving a disorganized impression. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 01/20/25 Full Review peter v How could this forgettable, routine Bourne style formula movie rate 80% in critics reviews? Suspicious...Very few action scenes in total. Wraps up mercifully quickly. Skip it. Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 01/13/25 Full Review Luc M Gina Carano is aboslutely perfect in this movie. In my opinion she is a great actress who is very underrated. I hope to see her in many more films. The cast of this film is exceptional and I really enjoyed the film. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 12/25/24 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Mallory Kane (Gina Carano) is a highly trained operative for a government security contractor. Her missions take her to the world's most dangerous areas. After Mallory successfully frees a hostage journalist, she's betrayed and left for dead by someone in her own agency. Knowing her survival depends on learning the truth behind the double-cross, Mallory uses her black-ops training to set a trap. But when things go awry, Mallory knows she'll die unless she can turn the tables on her adversary.
Director
Steven Soderbergh
Producer
Gregory Jacobs
Screenwriter
Lem Dobbs
Distributor
Relativity Media
Production Co
Relativity, Irish Film Board
Rating
R (Some Violence)
Genre
Action, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jan 20, 2012, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Dec 19, 2015
Box Office (Gross USA)
$201.7K
Runtime
1h 32m
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