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Haywire

R Released Jan 20, 2012 1h 32m Action Mystery & Thriller List
80% Tomatometer 200 Reviews 41% Popcornmeter 25,000+ Ratings
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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David Edelstein New York Magazine/Vulture Steven Soderbergh continues his occasional practice of using actors as found objects in his perfectly enjoyable formula action-thriller Haywire. Jan 8, 2013 Full Review Rafer Guzman Newsday Mixed martial-arts star Carano puts major muscle, if minor acting ability, into this enjoyable action flick. Jan 8, 2013 Full Review Roger Moore Tribune News Service Gina Carano has a face that can hold a Hollywood close-up and a fist that can hold your nose until it comes clean off. Rated: 2.5/4 Mar 23, 2012 Full Review Sean Axmaker Stream on Demand Steven Soderbergh’s drive-in assassin action movie by way of a sleek art-house conspiracy thriller. May 6, 2023 Full Review Brian Eggert Deep Focus Review A solid, classy action movie that avoids the formal clichés of its genre. Rated: 3.5/4 Feb 23, 2023 Full Review Keith Garlington Keith & the Movies It’s a fast moving and compact story, and Soderbergh’s direction keeps everything running smooth. Rated: 4/5 Aug 21, 2022 Full Review Read all reviews

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Eddie S The problem with this action flick is that it has relied on a stellar cast but forgot to at least give us something to feed on so we can appreciate the karate moves and gun play that was laid on like Nutella spread in the first 15 minutes. International flavoured Bond style action flicks can be summed up easily and the gems are there but this has not done the homework - look to and compare de Niro in Ronin - fast cars, guns and violence was was excellently laid on and we never wanted to look away. Good luck with this ham fisted effort. Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 07/20/24 Full Review Valda R This was accidental viewing. It was on SBS movies. What a great fast paced thriller. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 07/06/24 Full Review Jackson O The cast is so amazing you'd hope the film was much better. It's passably entertaining, but well worth the watch just to see all these great actors on screen together. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/18/24 Full Review Daniel B Una película que expone una trama innecesariamente compleja que solo muestra sus falencias narrativas; Una película que no se explica el cómo un gran director cómo Steven Soderbergh aceptó dirigir; al igual que su increíble cast. Haywire de 2011 en su envoltura busca proponer una trama electrizante con un giro de guion que cimente lo ambiguo de la narrativa principal a través de flashbacks que buscan exponer de poco a poco el verdadero conflicto principal. La película protagonizada por Gina Carano, sigue a Mallory Kane, una agente de una empresa privada que sin saberlo será víctima de un plan intrincado únicamente movido por intereses de sus superiores para acabar con ella después de terminar una misión de rescate en Barcelona, buscando sobrevivir mientras ella irá descubriendo poco a poco el cómo la han ligado con homicidios y con situaciones que la han obligado a usar la fuerza para tener una justificación para terminar con ella, teniendo como único objetivo el terminar uno por uno con todos los que estuvieron involucrados. Me parece que la narrativa se vuelve vacía a la hora de presentarnos a nosotros el conflicto, cómo las escenas en las que le cuenta toda su historia a Scott, no siendo claro en la propia narrativa por qué le tiene tanta confianza a él, siendo para mi uno de los personajes más forzados que he visto en una película, siendo utilizado sólo para tener un recurso narrativo para expandir la historia. Lo que más destaco de la película son las escenas de acción, es un plus tener a una actriz cómo Gina Carano en este tipo de películas, las coreografías son muy ingeniosas, se sienten dinámicas y brutales, cómo la escena de inicio con Channing Tatum o la del Hotel con Michael Fassbender, son dos escenas realmente buenas, que juegan con el escenario de manera muy natural para darle ese sentimiento de realidad no tanto a nosotros cómo espectadores si no al mundo en el que se sitúa la historia, si, son agentes muy calificados, pero ese sentimiento de desafío en cada escena las vuelve muy entretenidas de ver. Para mí el mayor problema es lo entrelazada que se siente la trama, no llegando a ser muy claro este plan tan complejo para eliminar a nuestra protagonista, dónde, aunque en si el conflicto principal no es muy interesante, se vuelve aburrido con la falta de matices en su desarrollo, intercalado entre los flashbacks con la historia en curso; tardando más de una hora en presentar las motivaciones de los antagonistas con forma y no llegando en ningún momento en crear suspenso para mí por culpa de la edición, dónde aparte de no crear un camino expositivo claro, la misma trama en jugar con flashbacks muy recientes con los acontecimientos que presentan de inicio hacen que no creen una atmosfera en la que estemos al filo de nuestro asiento preguntándonos cuál fue el quiebre que tuvo la protagonista con su jefe, el cómo salió, o lo que tuvo que afrontar para conseguirlo. Haywire, para mi falló en querer cimentar toda su historia en tener un giro de trama que fuese el momento catártico de la cinta; la película se siente muy plana y con un aura de vacío en su historia que por varios momentos parecen que no llegan a ningún sitio, es entretenida por momentos, aunque las escenas de acción sean muy escasas. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/28/24 Full Review Mary S Uh, don't understand the low rating.....was a really good movie! The people that ranked it low probably think Fast N Furious movies are good. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/07/24 Full Review Test T I watched this on DVD recently, and I did not like it. There are lots of poorly lit dark scenes and the lead character is plain looking, moody and silent most of the time. The soundtrack is repetitive and annoying and the story is confusing and difficult to follow. The fight scenes look overly planned and unnatural, and there's not much other action. The characters, including the lead, are too dull and serious, and none of them are in the least bit charismatic or likeable. The locations are mostly ordinary and boring, and are often shot almost devoid of any colour. Normally, I manage to find something positive to say about a film, but I'm struggling with this one, other than it only lasts 89 minutes before it's over, and it does not rely on subtitles. I'm going to donate the DVD to charity next time I'm in town, so watch out - you could be the next unfortunate viewer! Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 12/22/23 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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